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Hiri Motu
hiring hall
Hiroshima
hirple
hirsute
hirsutism
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his/her
his/her [ hìz ər húr ]


pron 
Definition:
 
his or her: his or her, used to avoid the sexist use of "his" in reference to somebody whose sex is unknown
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