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they

pronunciation:: theI

part of speech:	pronoun
definition 1:	those people, animals, or things being pointed to. What are they doing here?
definition 2:	the people, things, or animals already being talked about. If your parents come, they can stay at our house.
definition 3:	people in general; everyone. They say it will be a rainy spring.
definition 4:	used to mean "that person," especially when the gender of the person is not known or is not important. Somebody called for you, but they didn't give their name.

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