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first-person

first-person adjective: visual presentation through the protagonist or principal character's own eyes.

Adjective

first-person (not comparable)

  1. Visual presentation through the protagonist or principal character's own eyes.

Words formed from first-person

Phrases with first-person

Questions about first-person

What does first-person mean?
First-person means visual presentation through the protagonist or principal character's own eyes.
What part of speech is first-person?
First-person is an adjective.

Words near first-person in the dictionary

  1. first-party cookie
  2. first-party cookies
  3. first-party logistics
  4. first-passage time
  5. first-passage times
  6. first-person
  7. first-person dual
  8. first-person duals
  9. first-person plural
  10. first-person plurals
  11. first-person shooter

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