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Definition: ALL-A-MORT

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. An alternative spelling for "Alamort": To the death; mortally.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb all-a-mortly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(all-a-mortly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective all-a-mort.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "All-a-mort" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALL-A-MORT

Domain Definition
Slang in 1811 ALL-A-MORT. Struck dumb, confounded. What, sweet one, all-a-mort? SHAKESPEARE. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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Definition: ALL-A-MORT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. An alternative spelling for "Alamort": To the death; mortally.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb all-a-mortly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(all-a-mortly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective all-a-mort.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ALL-A-MORT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALL-A-MORT

DomainDefinition
Slang in 1811ALL-A-MORT. Struck dumb, confounded. What, sweet one, all-a-mort? SHAKESPEARE. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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