third person, the

third person, the
,third `person, the noun LINGUISTICS
the set of pronouns and verb forms used for referring to someone or something that is not the speaker or the person being spoken to:
The verb needs to be in the third person singular.
third person pronouns

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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