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ei-ther · determiner

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Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    One or the other of two.

  2. 2.

    Each of two.

  3. 3.

    Used after a negative statement to indicate a similarity.

  4. 4.

    Moreover; in addition (in negative contexts).

  5. 5.

    Used with "or" to present alternatives.

Related words

Antonyms: neither
See also: both, neither, or
Synonyms: both, each

Etymology

From Old English aeghwaether, composed of a meaning "ever" and gehwaether meaning "each of two, whether." The word has maintained its function as a dual pronoun for over a thousand years.