she
Pronunciation: (shē), [key] — pron., sing. nom. poss. obj. pl. nom. poss. obj. n., pl. she, herorhers, her they, theirortheirs, them shes.
—pron. - the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
- the woman: She who listens learns.
- anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.
—n. - a female person or animal.
- an object or device considered as female or feminine.
s/he
Pronunciation: (shē'ur-hē', shē'hē'), [key] — pron.
- she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid he when the sex of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant. Cf.
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