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Definition of second person
noun
the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one (second person singular ) or ones (second person plural ) to whom he or she is speaking.
a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.
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Origin of second person
First recorded in 1665ā75
Words nearby second person
second name, second nature, secondo, second of arc, second papers, second person, second position, second quantum number, second-rate, Second Reader, second reading
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British Dictionary definitions for second person
second person
noun
a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed
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