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their
- Main Entry:
- their

- Pronunciation:
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\thər, ˈther\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from their, pron., from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old English thæt that
- Date:
- 13th century
1
: of or relating to them or themselves especially as possessors, agents, or objects of an action <their furniture> <their verses> <their being seen>
2
: his or her : his, her, its —used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent <anyone in their senses
— W. H. Auden>
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