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I'm taking it that's the case and the creation of the character of Amy altogether was a "Plan B" instituted when they couldn't get Samantha Mathis back for Olivia.

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  1. adverb Entirely; completely; utterly: lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.
  2. adverb With all included or counted; all told: There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.
  3. adverb On the whole; with everything considered: Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
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  • I'm taking it that's the case and the creation of the character of Amy altogether was a "Plan B" instituted when they couldn't get Samantha Mathis back for Olivia. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • All quite scary stuff and does tend to take the mind off foreign elections altogether, which is just as well if you support the GOP right now. —  politicalbetting.com
  • But the solution is not to eliminate statutes of limitations altogether, which is essentially what the Fair Pay Act does when it restarts the litigation clock with every new paycheck. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • But UNemploying them altogether, which is what "cutting military spending" means, has to be done carefully. —  Unqualified Offerings
  • Probably, it needs a new name altogether without the word deal at all. —  Marketing Profs Daily Fix
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English al togeder : al, all; see all + togeder, together; see together.

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  1. from Middle English altogedere, altogidere, etc., from al, adverb, all, + togedere, together: see all, adv., and together.
 

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