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he/she definition

he/she (hē′s̸hē′, hē′ôr s̸hē′, hē′slash′s̸hē′)

pronoun

he or she: used to avoid the masculine implication of the generic use of he

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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