person

English

/ˈpɜːsən/, /ˈpɝsən/

noun
Definitions
  • An individual; usually a human being.
  • The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
  • (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
  • (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
  • (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.
  • (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English persoun derived from parsone derived from Latin persōna (character, mask used by actor, person, role, part, mask) derived from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (mask).

Origin

Etruscan

𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖

Gloss

mask

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🎭️ 😷

Timeline

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