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hers

//ˈhɜːz//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

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Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.plural of her

Pronoun

A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

  1. 1.That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

    • This is a favourite song of hers.
    • Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one.
    • That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers.
  2. 2.Her house or home.(informal)

    • Let's go over to hers.
  3. 3.Honorific alternative letter-case form of hers, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Frequency

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Rare· #4213

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Rare
General reading & writing
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Academic
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Literature
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Etymology

From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s.

Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).

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