both
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pronoun, plural in construction \ˈbōth\Definition of BOTH
: the one as well as the other <both of us>
Origin of BOTH
Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German beide both
First Known Use: 12th century
2both
conjunctionDefinition of BOTH
—used as a function word to indicate and stress the inclusion of each of two or more things specified by coordinated words, phrases, or clauses <prized both for its beauty and for its utility> <he … who loveth well both man and bird and beast — S. T. Coleridge>
See First Known Use of BOTH
12th century
3both
adjectiveDefinition of BOTH
: being the two : affecting or involving the one and the other <both feet> <both his eyes> <both these armies>
First Known Use of BOTH
13th century
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