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Anybody

A′ny-bod-y

,
Noun.
1.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
His Majesty could not keep any secret from
anybody
.
Macaulay.
2.
A person of consideration or standing.
[Colloq.]
All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or
anybody
in the list.
Lond. Sat. Rev.

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anybody

anybody

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anybody

  1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
    Anybody will do.
    Is there anybody inside?
  2. (informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
    Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.
    Here one isn't anybody, if one doesn't dance like Travolta.

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