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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
Their \Their\, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra,
   [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
   article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of
   the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by
   the Scandinavian use. See That.]
   The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their
   houses; their country.
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   Note: The possessive takes the form theirs (?) when the noun
         to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or
         understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best
         cultivated.
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               Nothing but the name of zeal appears
               'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.
                                                  --Denham.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
   Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
   Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
   ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;
   pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,
   hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
   accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his
   this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
   1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
      masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
      pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
      specified subject already indicated.
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            Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
            rule over thee.                       --Gen. iii.
                                                  16.
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            Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
            serve.                                --Deut. x. 20.
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   2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
      usually followed by a relative pronoun.
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            He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
                                                  xiii. 20.
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   3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
      substantively. --Chaucer.
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            I stand to answer thee,
            Or any he, the proudest of thy sort.  --Shak.
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   Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
         of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
         feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
         well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
         composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
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