English

some something or other

An unspecified or indeterminate instance of the “something”.

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    From some + something or other.

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    • partEnglishsome “A certain number (multiple but not all).”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsom
        • inheritedOld Englishsum “some, a certain one”
    • partEnglishsomething “An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsomþyng

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