both
Meaning
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Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
Synonyms
two people
both of them
both sides
two together
both parties
the one and the other
two way
participate in
two each
sharing with
the two
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəʊθ/
Etymology
From Middle English bothe, boþe, from Old English bā þā (“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced by Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bee (“both”), West Frisian beide (“both”), Dutch beide (“both”), German beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian både, Icelandic báðir. Replaced Middle English bō, from Old English bā, a form of Old English bēġen.
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