"thers" meaning in All languages combined

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Contraction [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} thers
  1. Eye dialect spelling of there's. Tags: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: there's
    Sense id: en-thers-en-contraction-zJju8d3f Categories (other): English eye dialect, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 100 0

Pronoun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} thers
  1. Obsolete form of theirs. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: theirs
    Sense id: en-thers-en-pron-WO35X1v5

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