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people
ˈpiːp(ə)l Listen
Meanings
noun
  • human beings in general or considered collectively.
    E.g. the earthquake killed 30,000 people
  • the members of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group.
    E.g. the native peoples of Canada
  • the supporters or employees of a person in a position of power or authority.
    E.g. I've had my people watching the house for some time now
verb
  • (of a group of people) inhabit (a place).
    E.g. an arid mountain region peopled by warring clans
person
ˈpəːs(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a human being regarded as an individual.
    E.g. the porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance
  • a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker ( first person ), the addressee ( second person ), or a third party ( third person ).
  • each of the three modes of being of God, namely the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost, who together constitute the Trinity.

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