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every body

every body pronoun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, body. Also the obsolete spelling of everybody.

Pronoun

every body

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, body.
    • 142.5 Disposition after dissection. The remains of every body received for scientific purposes under this chapter shall be decently buried or cremated after it has been used for said purposes, and a failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor.1947, The Department of Health, compiler, Health Laws, Opinions and Court Decisions, Des Moines, Ia.: The State of Iowa, page 34
    • Nevertheless – all William’s enquiries were channeled through the presidential office – the authorities were anxious to exhume every body buried since the coup and arrange them for inspection.1990, Alan Judd, Tango, New York, N.Y.: Summit Books, →ISBN, page 291

Also used as

every body is also the obsolete spelling of everybody.

Questions about every body

What does every body mean?
Every body means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see every, body.
What part of speech is every body?
Every body is a pronoun.

Words near every body in the dictionary

  1. everwho
  2. every
  3. every accusation is a confession
  4. every barrel has a rotten apple
  5. every bit
  6. every body
  7. every cloud
  8. every cloud has a silver lining
  9. every dark cloud has a silver lining
  10. every day
  11. every day is a school day

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