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en bloc

American  
[ahn blawk, en blok] / ɑ̃ ˈblɔk, ɛn ˈblɒk /

adverb

French.
  1. as a whole.


en bloc British  
/ ɑ̃ blɔk /

adverb

  1. in a lump or block; as a body or whole; all together

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When there are, they’re removed en bloc, field-jacketed in plaster and taken back to the museum for definitive uncovering.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2017

“In a piecemeal way we’ve been doing that for years, but now we can take it en bloc and I don’t mind telling you we’re rather excited.”

From The New Yorker Aug. 26, 2015

The en bloc type, they can last hours.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2015

"There is a risk that people end up feeling that religious groups, en bloc, are against same-sex couples completely," he added.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2012

The sale of seventy-five pictures en bloc to M. Tretiakoff, of Moscow, put him on his feet financially.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various

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