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that is all

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variants: or that's all

Definition of that is all

1 —used to say that something is finished, completed, or enough
  • "Do you need anything else?" "No, thanks, that's all."
  • They're (just) different, that's all.
2 —used to say that something is all that is needed or wanted
  • I went there to visit friends and that's all.

Word by Word Definitions

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  1. : the whole amount, quantity, or extent of

  2. : as much as possible

  3. : every member or individual component of

  1. : wholly, quite

  2. : selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization

  3. : only, exclusively

  1. : the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality

  2. used in such phrases as for all I know, for all I care, and for all the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness

  3. : everybody, everything

  1. : the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy

  1. : other : different : atypical

  2. : isomeric form or variety of (a specified chemical compound)

  3. : being one of a group whose members together constitute a structural unit especially of a language

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