"whos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /huːz/, /ʍuːz/ Audio: en-us-who's.ogg
enPR: ho͞oz, hwo͞oz Rhymes: -uːz, -uːz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} whos
  1. plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: who (extra: often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc)
    Sense id: en-whos-en-noun-dzIbVid4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English determiners, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English interrogative pronouns, Middle English pronouns, Middle English relative pronouns, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English determiners: 49 12 12 7 10 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 6 6 4 17 17 Disambiguation of Middle English interrogative pronouns: 43 12 12 4 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 38 15 15 5 13 13 Disambiguation of Middle English relative pronouns: 50 12 12 3 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 2 2 3 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 2 2 3 4 4
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        "plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc."
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      "enpr": "hwo͞oz"
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      "ipa": "/ʍuːz/"
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    },
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      "homophone": "who's"
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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