Phrase guide

en bloc

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɒ̃ ˈblɒk/

1

adv

Meaning 1

As a whole; all at once; all together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

all together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the students turned out en masse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: en masse, as a group

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French en bloc.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: en bloc — as a whole
  • French: en bloc — as a whole
  • German: en bloc — as a whole
  • Greek: ομαδικά (omadiká) — as a whole
  • Hungarian: en bloc — as a whole
  • Polish: en bloc — as a whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: en bloc — as a whole