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person noun

  /-zən/ , /pɜːrsən/ , /ˈpɑsən/ , /ˈpəːʳsən/ , [ˈpʰɜːʴ.sᵊn] , [ˈpʰɝ.sᵊn]
  • An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.]
  • (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
  • (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
  • The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. [from 14th c.]
  • (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.]
  • (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]
person

people noun

  /-al/ , /pʰipu/ , /ˈpi.pəl/ , /ˈpipol/ , /ˈpiː.pəl/ , /ˈpiːpɨl/ , [ˈpʰi.pɫ̩] , [ˈpʰiː.pɫ̩]
  • a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
  • A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
folk
  • (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
folk, folkslag
  • The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
folk, folket
  • A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
släkt, anhörig

people verb

  /-al/ , /pʰipu/ , /ˈpi.pəl/ , /ˈpipol/ , /ˈpiː.pəl/ , /ˈpiːpɨl/ , [ˈpʰi.pɫ̩] , [ˈpʰiː.pɫ̩]
  • (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
befolka
  • (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
befolka, befolkas
  • (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
befolkas
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