"he or she" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [Anglais]

IPA: \hi ɔɹ ʃi\, \hiː ɔː ʃiː\
  1. Pronom nominatif de la troisième personne du singulier du sexe indéfini ou inconnu.
    Sense id: fr-he_or_she-en-pron-NibqTTGc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: they Synonyms (traditionnel): he Related terms: he/she, him or her, his or her

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Pronoms personnels en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De he (« il »), or (« ou ») et she (« elle »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Cette expression peut être utilisée par des personnes écrivant dans le style non sexiste (ou « non genré »), plutôt que le pronom masculin he traditionnellement utilisé dans ce cas. À l’oral, le pronom they au singulier est plus commun.",
    "Il n’est pas recommandé d’écrire he (or she) avec des parenthèses ou he—or she— avec des tirets, puisque cela ferait paraître le cas féminin comme une exception."
  ],
  "pos": "pron",
  "pos_title": "Pronom personnel",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "he/she"
    },
    {
      "word": "him or her"
    },
    {
      "word": "his or her"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Doyice Cotten et John T. Wolohan, Law for recreation and sport managers, p. 466, 2003",
          "text": "In Skinner the Court stated: It is not disputed, however, that chemical analysis of urine, like that of blood, can reveal a host of private medical facts about an employee, including whether he or she is epileptic, pregnant, or diabetic."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pronom nominatif de la troisième personne du singulier du sexe indéfini ou inconnu."
      ],
      "id": "fr-he_or_she-en-pron-NibqTTGc"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\hi ɔɹ ʃi\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\hiː ɔː ʃiː\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "they"
    },
    {
      "sense": "traditionnel",
      "word": "he"
    }
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    "person",
    "singular"
  ],
  "word": "he or she"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pronoms personnels en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De he (« il »), or (« ou ») et she (« elle »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Cette expression peut être utilisée par des personnes écrivant dans le style non sexiste (ou « non genré »), plutôt que le pronom masculin he traditionnellement utilisé dans ce cas. À l’oral, le pronom they au singulier est plus commun.",
    "Il n’est pas recommandé d’écrire he (or she) avec des parenthèses ou he—or she— avec des tirets, puisque cela ferait paraître le cas féminin comme une exception."
  ],
  "pos": "pron",
  "pos_title": "Pronom personnel",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "he/she"
    },
    {
      "word": "him or her"
    },
    {
      "word": "his or her"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Doyice Cotten et John T. Wolohan, Law for recreation and sport managers, p. 466, 2003",
          "text": "In Skinner the Court stated: It is not disputed, however, that chemical analysis of urine, like that of blood, can reveal a host of private medical facts about an employee, including whether he or she is epileptic, pregnant, or diabetic."
        }
      ],
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        "Pronom nominatif de la troisième personne du singulier du sexe indéfini ou inconnu."
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "\\hi ɔɹ ʃi\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\hiː ɔː ʃiː\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "they"
    },
    {
      "sense": "traditionnel",
      "word": "he"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "person",
    "singular"
  ],
  "word": "he or she"
}

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