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Meaning of hir | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR C2
hɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.

gender-neutral, nonstandard, objective, singular, third-person

Examples

“But once the disorientation had passed, hir forced hirself back to full consciousness--and worked quickly to establish hir position, and Ruskin's.”
“I don't know what Scratch looks like in the real world, I met hir online.”
“Words like "freak" became attached to hir name, and I don't believe "brave" was ever a word the media associated with hir.”
“T'Pau leveled a gaze at hir. "You are male and female ... and neither. 'It' is the proper word. We have no use for semantic games on Vulcan."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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