Thats
contraction, noun, pron ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of that form-of, plural
"As such, they do not have the ontological weight of "Being" and "Not-being," but serve simply as an explanatory vocabulary necessary to describe our world of thises and thats."
- 1 whose, of which Northern-Ireland, West-Midlands
"2007, Paul Mavis, review of the 1983 film "Hundra", DVD Talk, March 25th set about to make a spoofy fantasy adventure thats focus would be on a gorgeous, blonde, man-hating super-warrior who was subservient to no one."
- 1 Obsolete form of that's. alt-of, contraction, obsolete
"Why thats the way to choake a gibing ſpirrit, / Whoſe influence is begot of that looſe grace, / Which ſhallow laughing hearers giue to fooles, […]"
Example
More examples"As such, they do not have the ontological weight of "Being" and "Not-being," but serve simply as an explanatory vocabulary necessary to describe our world of thises and thats."
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