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they pronoun

  /ðeɪ/
  • (the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since the 1200s]
ells, elles
  • (the third-person singular nominative, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female, especially if of unknown, irrelevant or (since 21st century) non-binary gender. Now increasingly used for an unnamed person even if the gender of the person is identified. [since the 1300s]
elli
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