Etymology

eir

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Today it means: Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her. Full definition →

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eir · determiner1

Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing "th" from their.

EIR · noun, proper noun2

Initialisms. * (Elizabeth I): By analogy with EIIR (“Elizabeth II”).

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