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second person

[ sek-uhnd pur-suhn ]

noun

  1. the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one second person singular or ones second person plural being spoken to.
  2. a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.

second person

noun

  1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of second person1

First recorded in 1665–75

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