"Who" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Who
  1. (fandom slang) The television show Doctor Who. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Doctor Who Derived forms: NuWho, Superwholock, Who-athon, Wholock, Whoniverse, Whovian
    Sense id: en-Who-en-name-Qwrw2dka Disambiguation of Doctor Who: 72 28 Topics: lifestyle

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} Who, {{en-pron}} Who
  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of who, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. Tags: alt-of, honorific Alternative form of: who, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context Related terms: Whom, Whose
    Sense id: en-Who-en-pron-0Rf20n5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 23 77

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