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zir
/zɪɹ/
noun 1pron 1det 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, sexual, twice-weekly
VERB + ZIR
call, don't, forgot, handle, see, think
ZIR + NOUN
rima, something, teapot
PREP.
about, on, on, out
ADV.
already, anymore, hardly
Definitions
noun
1
A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:zir.
pron
1
Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.
However, it soon became very lonely as none of Alice’s school friends could see zir anymore and they soon forgot all about zir.
det
1
Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.
… just when it seemed like zie was beginning to get a handle on zir teapot and form normal relationships – although one could hardly call zir twice-weekly sexual encounters with the March Hare ‘normal’ …
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:zir.
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However, it soon became very lonely as none of Alice’s school friends could see zir anymore and they soon forgot all about zir.
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… just when it seemed like zie was beginning to get a handle on zir teapot and form normal relationships – although one could hardly call zir twice-weekly sexual encounters with the March Hare ‘normal
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Zir found the key to the door.
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Zir gave Rima a confused look.
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Zir jumped out of his comfortable bed.
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