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   person

   /ˈpəːsn/

   noun

   • 1. a human being regarded as an individual: "the porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance"
   • ▪ (in legal or formal contexts) an unspecified individual: "each of the persons using unlawful violence is guilty of riot"
   • ▪ an individual characterized by a preference or liking for a specified thing: "she's not a cat person"
   • ▪ a character in a play or story: "his previous roles in the person of a fallible cop"
   • ▪ an individual's body: "I would have publicity photographs on my person at all times"
   • ▪ (especially in legal contexts) used euphemistically to refer to a man's genitals. dated
   • 2. a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker (first person), the addressee (second person), or a third party (third person).
   • 3. each of the three modes of being of God, namely the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost, who together constitute the Trinity.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, later ‘human being’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does person mean in English?

   • Middle English person "human being," from early French persone (same meaning), from Latin persona "person, character in a play," originally "an actor's mask" Nglish: Translation of person for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of person for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What is person noun?

   • a person who is believed to be involved in a crime, but who has not been arrested synonym suspect Police have said they do have a person of interest in the case. Definition of person noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does person mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PERSON is human, individual —sometimes used in combination especially by those who prefer to avoid man in compounds applicable to both sexes. How to use person in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between people and people?

   • In formal writing, the plural "persons" is sometimes preferred over "people," but "persons" is also used in news reports – At least 30 persons are dead or missing – and in the phrase "person or persons" when the number of people is not known – We expect to catch the person or persons responsible.

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