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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Each; every.

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  • adjective Each or every

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English ilk a, each one : ilk (variant of ech, each; see each) + a, one, a; see a.]

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From ilk + a

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