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  • 21every — adjective Etymology: Middle English everich, every, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + ǣlc each Date: before 12th century 1. a. being each individual or part of a group without exception b. being each in a series or succession < every&#8230; …

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  • 22every — determiner 1》 used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.     ↘all possible; the utmost. 2》 used to indicate how often something happens. Phrases every bit as (in comparisons) quite as. every now and again (or every so …

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  • 23Every — This is a French locational name which derives from the town of Evreux in Normandy. Alternative surname spellings include Everie, Every, Everest, Everit Everex and Everix. The original name holders are believed to have been followers of the&#8230; …

    Surnames reference

  • 24every — adjective 1) he exercised every day Syn: each, each and every, every single 2) we make every effort to satisfy our clients Syn: all possible, the utmost …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 25every — determiner 1) he exercised every day Syn: each, each and every, every single 2) we make every effort to satisfy our clients Syn: all possible, the utmost • Ant: no …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 26every — [OE] Stripped down into its component parts, every means literally ‘ever each’. It was originally an Old English compound made up of ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘ each’, in which basically the ‘ever’ was performing an emphasizing function; in modern&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27every — [OE] Stripped down into its component parts, every means literally ‘ever each’. It was originally an Old English compound made up of ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘ each’, in which basically the ‘ever’ was performing an emphasizing function; in modern&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 28every — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 29every — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30every — See: at every turn, each and every …

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