Does it define you? What does it mean to refer to our self as a person? per·son ˈpərsən/ noun noun: person; plural noun: people; plural noun: persons; noun: first person; noun: second person; noun: third person 1. a human being regarded as an individual. the porter was the last person to see her synonyms: human being, individual, man/woman, child, human, being, (living) soul, mortal, creature; More used in legal or formal contexts to refer to an unspecified individual. the entrance fee is $10.00 per person an individual characterized by a preference or liking for a specified thing. shes not a cat person an individuals body. I have publicity photographs on my person at all times a character in a play or story. his previous roles in the person of a fallible cop 2. GRAMMAR a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker first person, the addressee second person, or a third party third person. 3. CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY each of the three modes of being of God, namely the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit, who together constitute the Trinity. Origin Middle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘actors mask, character in a play,’ later ‘human being.’ -person combining form suffix: -person 1. used as a neutral alternative to -man in nouns denoting professional status, a position of authority, etc. chairperson Translate person to Use over time for: person [only found as far back as 1800s AD]
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