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each

UK/iːt͡ʃ/ US/ɪjt͡ʃ/ very common
adverb (1) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

  • “they received $10 each”
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adjective

1.

(used of count nouns) every one considered individually

  • “each person is mortal”
  • “each party is welcome”
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Origin

From Middle English eche, elche, ilch, from Old English ǣlċ, contraction of ǣġhwelċ. Comparable to aye + alike. Compare Scots ilk, elk (“each, every”), Saterland Frisian älk (“each”), West Frisian elk, elts (“each”), Dutch elk (“each”), Low German elk, ellik (“each”), German Low German elk, elke (“each, every”), German jeglicher (“any”). By surface analysis, Old English ā + which.

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