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any nook or cranny en · NOUN

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  1. (idiomatic) Any part of a place; anywhere.
    • This book could be in any nook or cranny of the house.
    • An absolute system cannot afford to leave any nook or cranny of existence unexplored. 1893, David George Ritchie, Andrew Seth, “Darwin and Hegel” (chapter II), in Darwin and Hegel: With Other Philosophical Studies, page 72, footnote 1; quoting Hegelianism and Personality, 2nd edition, (Please provide a date or year), page 213, footnote:

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any nooks or crannies Number=Plur lexicographic
any old nook or cranny alternative lexicographic

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