all-

prefix

Indicates complete power or authority in an area.

“all- + over → all-over”

Similar
omni-pan-
OriginMiddle English all- ← Old English æl- ← Proto-West Germanic *ala- →
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Meanings

all-1

prefix
  1. Indicates complete power or authority in an area.

    all- + loving → all-loving

    4 more examples

    all- + knowing → all-knowing

    all- + seeing → all-seeing

    all- + powerful → all-powerful

    all- + important → all-important

    Synonyms: omni-

  2. Indicates that a term applies in a general manner.

    all- + over → all-over

    3 more examples

    all- + around → all-around

    all- + India → all-India

    all- + Union → all-Union = union-level scope

    Synonyms: omni-, pan-

  3. hobbiesAlternative letter-case form of All-.

    Synonyms: omni-, pan-

All-2

prefix
  1. hobbiesIndicates a team comprising the best players for each position

    All- + Mountain West Conference → All-Mountain West Conference

    1 more example

    All- + America → All-America = a team made up of the best players from America

  2. Alternative letter-case form of all-.

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixIndicates complete power or authority in an area.

Similar
omni-

prefixIndicates that a term applies in a general manner.

Similar
omni-pan-

prefixAlternative letter-case form of All-.

Similar
omni-pan-
Also see
omni-pan-panto-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
  3. Proto-Germanic*allaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*ala-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ala-
  6. Old Englishæl-
  7. Middle Englishall-
  8. Englishall-

From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.

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Translations

Czech vše-, vše-
  • vše-to indicate complete power or authority in an area
  • vše-to indicate that a term applies in a general manner
Finnish kaikki-, yleis-
  • kaikki-to indicate complete power or authority in an area
  • yleis-to indicate that a term applies in a general manner
Polish wszech-
  • wszech-to indicate complete power or authority in an area
Russian все-, обще-
  • все- (vse-)to indicate complete power or authority in an area
  • обще- (obšče-)to indicate complete power or authority in an area
  • все- (vse-)to indicate that a term applies in a general manner
  • обще- (obšče-)to indicate that a term applies in a general manner
Scottish Gaelic uile-, uile-
  • uile-to indicate complete power or authority in an area
  • uile-to indicate that a term applies in a general manner
Swedish all-
  • all-to indicate complete power or authority in an area
Cite this entry
APA

all-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-

MLA

“all-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-.

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