contraction, det, pron ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Determiner

1. 1
   Possessive case of nobody. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Pronoun

1. 1
   That which belongs to nobody; the possessive case of nobody, used without a following noun.

Contraction

1. 1
   Contraction of nobody + is. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
2. 2
   Contraction of nobody + has. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

Example

More examples

"What's everybody's business is nobody's business."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From nobody + -'s.

Etymology 2

From nobody + 's.

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