"third person" meaning in All languages combined

See third person on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: third person [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|third person|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The form of a verb that is used when the subject of a sentence is not the one making the statement. Some pronouns that are used with the third person are he, she, it, one, they, and who.
    Sense id: simple-third_person-en-noun-33kq3yQl Categories (other): Grammar
  2. A form of storytelling that uses verbs in the third person to show that the storyteller is not a character in the story.
    Sense id: simple-third_person-en-noun-eiE0EQkx
     
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