Thons

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging to thon, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her. archaic, nonstandard, not-comparable

    "Every writer has "thons" verbal likes and dislikes, yet, for the sake of convenience, I trust that even "thon" who dislikes verbal innovations will give my little word a little trial and note for me the result."

Example

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"Every writer has "thons" verbal likes and dislikes, yet, for the sake of convenience, I trust that even "thon" who dislikes verbal innovations will give my little word a little trial and note for me the result."

Etymology

From thon + -s.

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