Kilo Lingo

/ˈnəʊbədi/

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Translation

Not one person; no person at all.

Word origin

From no and body, because body once meant a person.

Origin
Middle English
Root
no + body

Examples

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"Nobody" means not one person.

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"Nobody" takes a singular verb, so we say "knows".

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Here "nobody" means not a single person.

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This word is part of lesson 9.