Every

det, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception wordnet
  2. 2
    each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified wordnet
Determiner
  1. 1
    All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

    "Every person in the room stood and cheered."

  2. 2
    Denotes equal spacing at a stated interval, or a proportion corresponding to such a spacing.

    "We stopped for refreshments every ten miles."

  3. 3
    Denotes an abundance of something.

    "We wish you every happiness in the future."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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allall ofall peopleanydistributive determinereach

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"Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English every, everich, eaver-euch, averiche, aver alche, ever ælche, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ (“each and every”). By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.

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