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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
She \She\, pron. [sing. nom. She; poss. Her. or Hers; obj.
   Her; pl. nom. They; poss. Theiror Theirs; obj.
   Them.] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se['o], fem. of the
   definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS.
   siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[imac], si, Icel. s[=u],
   sj[=a], Goth. si she, s[=o], fem. article, Russ. siia, fem.,
   this, Gr. ?, fem. article, Skr. s[=a], sy[=a]. The possessive
   her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different
   root. See Her.]
   1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
      the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
      feminine, which was spoken of.
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            She loved her children best in every wise.
                                                  --Chaucer.
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            Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.
                                                  xviii. 15.
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   2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]
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            Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.
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   Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
         for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
         a she-bear; a she-cat.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hers \Hers\ (h[~e]rz), pron.
   See the Note under Her, pron.
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3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
HERS, pron.  His.


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