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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. with everything considered (and neglecting details);
- Example: "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"
- Example: "all in all, it's not so bad"
[syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensemble]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

on the whole
    adv 1: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
           "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's
           not so bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole,
           altogether, tout ensemble]