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thon.

they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/ðʌn/
  1. they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

    gender-neutral · nonstandard · rare · singular · third-person
  2. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.

    gender-neutral · nonstandard · rare · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).

adj/ðɒn/
  1. Yon.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Alteration of yon due to the influence of this and that.

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