Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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det
Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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pron
Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: gender-neutral, nonstandard, objective, rare, singular, third-person
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of z (“gender-neutral (as in ze)”) + i (“him/his”) + r (“her”).
From Arabic زِير (zīr).
