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Both has 5 different meanings across 5 categories:

Adjective · Det · Pron · Conj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adjective
1

(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two

"both girls are pretty"

Det
1

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

Pron
1

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

Conj
1

Including both of (used with and).

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
two doublethink amphi couple equivalence bi 2 greek alphabet
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Origin

The word "both" comes from Middle English and Old English, originally meaning "both the" or "both those." It shares roots with similar words in other Germanic languages like Dutch, German, and Swedish.

Rhyming Words
oth koth roth toth moth loth hoth goth doth coth sloth cloth troth booth thoth wroth froth azoth broth twoth
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