- ˌthird ˈperson, the
- noun [singular] linguisticsthe set of pronouns and verb forms that are used for referring to someone or something that is not the speaker or the person who is being spoken to
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third person, the — noun LINGUISTICS the set of pronouns and verb forms used for referring to someone or something that is not the speaker or the person being spoken to: The verb needs to be in the third person singular. third person pronouns … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Third-person narrative — The third person narrative is a narrative mode applying the third person. The participants in the narrative are understood to be distinct from the person telling the story and the person to whom, or by whom, it is read.Third person narrative is… … Wikipedia
third person — noun Date: circa 1586 1. a. a set of linguistic forms (as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to one that is neither the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur nor the one to whom that utterance is addressed… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Third-person omniscient narrative — The third person omniscient is a narrative mode in which the reader is presented the story by a narrator with an overarching point of view, seeing and knowing everything that happens within the world of the story, regardless of the presence of… … Wikipedia
Third-Person Shooter — Third Person Shooter, kurz TPS genannt, sind Computerspiele, bei denen der Spieler die Welt aus einer Perspektive beobachtet, die im Normalfall hinter der Hauptfigur positioniert ist (Drittpersonansicht) und in denen Fernkampf ein wesentliches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Third-person shooter — (TPS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles, as opposed to the first person model in which the player views everything in the game… … Wikipedia
Third person — Third Third (th[ e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re[ o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Third person — (or third person) may refer to:* A grammatical person, he , she , and they in the English language * Third person narrative, a perspective in storytelling ** Third person view, a, point of view shot in film, television, and computer/video games… … Wikipedia
Third-person effect — The third person effect hypothesis states that a person exposed to a persuasive communication in the mass media sees it as having a greater effect on others than on himself or herself (Davison, 1983). This is known as the perceptual hypothesis,… … Wikipedia
third person — n 1.) the third person a form of a verb or ↑pronoun that is used for showing the person, thing or group that is being mentioned. He , she , it , and they are third person pronouns 2.) in the third person a story written in the third person is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Third person agreement leveling — is the nonstandard use of the third person agreement verb markers s and es in first and second person uses, leading to sentences like: I wants to go home (I want to go home) We goes there (we go there)ources … Wikipedia
