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everybody

pronoun ev·ery·body \ˈev-ri-ˌbə-dē, -ˌbä-\

: every person

: every important person

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First Known Use of EVERYBODY

15th century

Related to EVERYBODY

Synonyms: all, everyone, each and everyone, one and all

Antonyms: nobody, none, no one

Rhymes with EVERYBODY

antibody, anybody, busybody, disembody, Irrawaddy, out-of-body, student body, underbody

EVERYBODY Defined for Kids

everybody

pronoun ev·ery·body \ˈev-ri-ˌbə-dē, -ˌbä-\

Definition of EVERYBODY for Kids

: every person

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