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SOMEBODY
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
(noun) a human being; “there was too much for one person to do”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Pronoun
somebody
Some unspecified person.
Usage notes
Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.
Synonyms
• someone
Noun
somebody (plural somebodies)
A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
Source: Wiktionary
Some"bod*y, n.
1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person. Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. Luke viii. 46. We must draw in somebody that may stand "Twixt us and danger." Denham.
2. A person of consideration or importance. Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. Acts v. 36.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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