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s/he

/hi ɔː(ɹ)ʃi/

s/he pronoun: he or she.

Pronoun

s/he (third person singular, plural they)

  1. (singular, third-person) he or she
    • Born as Neil Andrew Megson in Manchester, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge grew up in Essex. S/he was a member of radical art collective COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s, and went on to form Throbbing Gristle with Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson and Chris Carter.2020 March 14, Martin Belam, “Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV leader Genesis Breyer P-Orridge dies aged 70”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    they, he, she

Synonyms of s/he

Forms of s/he

pluralthey
alternative form(s)he
alternative formhe/she

Questions about s/he

What does s/he mean?
S/he means he or she.
What part of speech is s/he?
S/he is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce s/he?
S/he is pronounced /hi ɔː(ɹ)ʃi/.

Words near s/he in the dictionary

  1. s/b
  2. S/F
  3. S/F ratio
  4. S/F ratios
  5. S/Fs
  6. s/he
  7. S/M
  8. S/MAR
  9. S/N
  10. S/N ratio
  11. s/o

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