"var och en" meaning in All languages combined

See var och en on Wiktionary

Pronoun [Swedish]

Etymology: var (“each”) + och (“and”) + en (“one”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|var|och|en|t1=each|t2=and|t3=one}} var (“each”) + och (“and”) + en (“one”) Head templates: {{head|sv|pronoun}} var och en
  1. each one, everyone (each person) Related terms: vart och ett, var och varannan, alla och envar
    Sense id: en-var_och_en-sv-pron-SCkyiiTb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns
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          "english": "Everyone has to take responsibility",
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