Etymology

bichlal

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Today it means: in general, generally, in any way Full definition →

Yiddish בכלל ← Hebrew בִּכְלָל
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromבִּכְלָל“in general”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromבכלל“in general”
  3. English todaybichlal

Borrowed from Yiddish בכלל (bikhlal, “in general”), from Hebrew בִּכְלָל (“in general”).

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