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ev·ery (ev′rē)
adjective
- each, individually and separately; each, and including all every man among you
- the fullest possible; all that there could be given every chance to do the job
- each group or interval (a specified number or time) take a pill every three hours
Etymology: ME everiche < OE æfre ælc, lit., ever each
every Idioms
every now and then
from time to time; occasionally
also Informalevery so often
every other
each alternate, as the first, third, fifth, etc.
every which way
☆ Informal- in every direction
- in complete disorder
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