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her
pronounDefinition of her (Entry 2 of 3)
objective case of she
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abbreviationDefinition of her (Entry 3 of 3)
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“Her.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/her. Accessed 22 January 2020.
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objective case of she
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