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their

Syllabification: (their)
Pronunciation: /T͟He(ə)r/
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Definition of their

determiner

  • 1belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified:her taunts had lost their power to touch him
  • belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex:she heard someone blow their nose loudly
  • 2 (Their) used in titles:a double portrait of Their Majesties

Origin:

Middle English: from Old Norse their(r)a 'of them', genitive plural of the demonstrative sá; related to them and they

1 On the use of their in the singular to mean ‘his or her,’ see they (usage). 2 On the differences between their, they’re, and there, see they (usage).

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