Usage Note
Allerwegen is an archaic, literary variant of überall (everywhere). A learner will meet it only in older texts or deliberately elevated, oratorical prose, never in everyday speech.
Examples
"Allerwegen erklangen die Glocken zum Festtag."
Natural Translation
Everywhere the bells rang out for the holiday.
Literal Translation
Everywhere rang the bells for-the holiday.
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