tout ensemble
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tout ensemble
(tut ɑ̃sɑ̃blə)adv
everything considered; all in all
n
the total impression or effect
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Noun | 1. | ![]() artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
2. | tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts effect, impression - an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" | |
Adv. | 1. | tout ensemble - with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad" |
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