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July 03, 2014, 21:33
Kalleh
Everyman
I read an article today with the word "everyman." I'd not heard it before, though Shu had. It must be because I am female. Wink I notice there isn't an "everywoman." Seriously, is this a common word, and I've just missed it?
July 03, 2014, 22:20
arnie
It's not that common. Although it is the name of a character in a 15th century morality place it didn't come into general use until the early 20th century. I have also seen 'everywoman'.


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July 04, 2014, 20:20
Kalleh
Yes, I see that "everywoman" is in 10 dictionaries from Onelook, but I haven't seen that either.