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third person

 
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–noun Grammar.
1. the person that is used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anything or to anyone other than the speaker or the one or ones being addressed.
2. a linguistic form or the group of linguistic forms referring to this grammatical person, as certain verb forms, pronouns, etc.: “He goes” contains a pronoun and a verb form in the third person.
3. in or referring to such a grammatical person or linguistic form: “He,” “she,” “it,” and “they” are third person pronouns, singular and plural, nominative case.
Origin:
1580–90
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third person  
n.  

  1. The grammatical category of forms that designate a person or thing other than the speaker or the one spoken to. Examples of forms in the third person include English pronouns such as she and they and verb forms such as Spanish hablan "they speak."

  2. A discourse or literary style in which the narrator recounts his or her own experiences or impressions using such forms: an essay written in the third person.

third'-per'son (thûrd'pûr'sən) adj.
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