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his/hers definition

his/hers (-hʉrz′)

pronoun

his or hers: used to avoid the masculine implication of the generic use of his

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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