Also means
collectively
Usage Note
allesamt emphasises totality of a group, slightly more emphatic than alle. It follows the noun or pronoun it qualifies: sie sind allesamt erschöpft (they are all without exception exhausted).
Examples
"Die Kandidaten waren allesamt hervorragend vorbereitet."
Natural Translation
The candidates were all without exception excellently prepared.
Literal Translation
The candidates were all-together excellently prepared.
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