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she/he

she/he pronoun: she or he; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral (binary) reference to the third person singular.

Pronoun

she/he (third person singular, plural they)

  1. (singular, third-person) She or he; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral (binary) reference to the third person singular.

Forms of she/he

pluralthey
alternative formhe/she

Questions about she/he

What does she/he mean?
She/he means she or he; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral (binary) reference to the third person singular.
What part of speech is she/he?
She/he is a pronoun.

Words near she/he in the dictionary

  1. she-walrus
  2. she-walruses
  3. She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
  4. she-wolf
  5. she-wolves
  6. she/he
  7. she/her
  8. shea
  9. shea butter
  10. shea butter tree
  11. shea butters

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