their

their
[[t]ðɛər[/t]] unstressed [[t]ðər[/t]]
pron.
1) fun a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun:
their home; their rights as citizens[/ex]
2) fun (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite form his or her): Someone left their book on the table
Compare theirs
Etymology: 1150–1200; ME < ON theirra their; r. OE thāra, thǣra; cf. they usage: See he I, me, they.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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