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thonself

thonself pronoun: themself; gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with himself or herself, the reflexive form of thon.

Pronoun

thonself

  1. (archaic, nonstandard) themself; gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with himself or herself, the reflexive form of thon.
    • Each of the members is expected to inform ‘thonself’ on the topic thus allotted, and to be prepared to give an opinion or ask questions.1885 June, “Local Circles”, in The Chataquan, volume 5, number 9, page 544
    • Every student should acquaint thonself with some method by which thon can positively correlate the facts of thons knowledge.1895, Henry Graham Williams, Outlines of Psychology, 3rd edition, Syracuse: C. W. Bardee, →OL, LCC BF141.W72, page 5
    Synonyms:
    themself, emself, hirself

Examples of thonself in a sentence

  • Thus neither man nor maid mates for thonself, but both love and move in the tribal interests and along the lines laid down by the tribal leaders.1898, W. J. McGee, “The Seri Indians”, in J. W. Powell, editor, Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the...
  • Maybe I don't speak for the average American, but I very much doubt that thon wants that word in thons language or that thon would use it thonself.1985, William Knowlton Zinsser, On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction, 3rd edition, New York: Harper & Row, →ISBN...

Synonyms of thonself

Origin of thonself

From thon + -self.

Words that rhyme with thonself

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Questions about thonself

What does thonself mean?
Thonself means themself; gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with himself or herself, the reflexive form of thon.
How do you use thonself in a sentence?
Thus neither man nor maid mates for thonself, but both love and move in the tribal interests and along the lines laid down by the tribal leaders.
What part of speech is thonself?
Thonself is a pronoun.

Words near thonself in the dictionary

  1. thonking
  2. thonks
  3. Thonon
  4. Thonon-les-Bains
  5. thons
  6. thonself
  7. thonzonium
  8. thonzylamine
  9. thoo
  10. thooid
  11. thoom

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