third-person
|third-per-son|
🇺🇸
/ˈθɜrd ˈpɜrsən/
🇬🇧
/ˈθɜːd ˈpɜːsən/
grammatical perspective
Etymology
'third-person' originates from the combination of 'third' and 'person', where 'third' denotes the ordinal number following second, and 'person' refers to a human being.
The term 'third-person' has been used in English since the 16th century to describe a grammatical perspective.
Initially, it meant 'a perspective other than the speaker or listener', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
referring to a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used to denote someone or something other than the speaker or the person being addressed.
In English, 'he', 'she', and 'it' are third-person pronouns.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:41