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her



Pronunciation: (hûr; unstressed hur, ur), [key]
—pron.
1. the objective case of she: We saw her this morning. Give this book to her.
2. the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective): Her coat is the one on the chair. I'm sorry about her leaving. Cf. hers.
3. the dative case of she: I gave her the book.
4. Informal.(used instead of the pronoun she in the predicate after the verb to be): It's her. It isn't her.

—n.
Slang.a female: Is the new baby a her or a him?

her.




1. heraldic.
2. heraldry.

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