Either vs. Both

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Eitherdeterminer

One of two.

Eitherdeterminer

Each of two; both.

Eitherpronoun

One or other of two people or things.

Eitherpronoun

(obsolete) Both, each of two or more.

Eitheradverb

As well.

Eitherconjunction

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by "or".

Eitheradjective

One of two; the one or the other; - properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one.

Eitheradjective

Each of two; the one and the other; both; - formerly, also, each of any number.

Eitherconjunction

Either precedes two, or more, coördinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.

Eitheradverb

after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also';

Eitherconjunction

used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’)

Eitherconjunction

used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made

Eitherconjunction

for that matter; moreover

Eitheradverb

used before the first of two (or occasionally more) given alternatives (the other being introduced by ‘or’)

Eitheradverb

used to indicate a similarity or link with a statement just made

Eitheradverb

Eitheradverb

for that matter; moreover

Eitherdeterminer

one or the other of two people or things

Eitherdeterminer

each of two

Eitherpronoun

one or the other of two people or things

Eitherpronoun

Eitherpronoun

each of two

Bothdeterminer

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

Bothpronoun

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

Bothconjunction

Including both of (used with and).

Bothconjunction

(obsolete) Including all of (used with and).

Both

The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either.

Bothconjunction

As well; not only; equally.

Bothadjective

(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two;

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