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ech

Pronunciation: /ɛ̝ːt͡ʃ/

“ech” is a Middle English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

determiner

  1. every (all of a group)
  2. each (all of a group, seen individually)
  3. any; at all
  4. All kinds of.

pronoun

  1. each one
  2. every one

Etymology

From Old English ǣlċ, a contraction of ǣġhwylċ (compare ewilch). For the loss of /l/, compare which, swich.

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