The words person and people are not related etymologically. Person comes from Latin persona, meaning "actor's mask; character in a play; person," while people comes from Latin populus, …

The first person ("I" or "we") refers to the person speaking, the second person ("you") refers to the person being spoken to and the third person ("he," "she," "it," or "they") refers to another person or …

Personal identity is the unique identity of persons through time. That is to say, the necessary and sufficient conditions under which a person at one time and a person at another time can be said to …

Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third …

A person is an individual human being. At least one person died and several others were injured. Everyone knows he's the only person who can do the job. My great-grandfather was a person of …

The plural of person is usually people except in formal or legal contexts, where the plural is often persons.

There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun person, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

5 days ago · From Middle Welsh person, ultimately from Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), probably via Middle English persoun and Old French persone (“human being”).

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word person. A single human being; an individual. Any individual or formal organization with …

Person definition: A living human. Often used in combination.