Definitions for persons
per·sons

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1. persons(Noun)

   ; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group. Contrast people.

   Which persons are responsible for this mess?

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1. Persons

   Persons as individuals (e.g., ABORTION APPLICANTS) or as members of a group (e.g., HISPANIC AMERICANS). It is not used for members of the various professions (e.g., PHYSICIANS) or occupations (e.g., LIBRARIANS) for which OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS is available.

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1. persons

   Used to refer to a number of people.

   Any persons who choose to eat in our restaurant are welcome to bring their children.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 18, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'persons' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2538

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'persons' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4098

Anagrams for persons »

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How to pronounce persons?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say persons in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of persons in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of persons in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of persons in a Sentence

1. Edmund Wilson:

   No two persons ever read the same book.

2. Prakash Adhikari:

   Every persons are bounded within a secrete line.

3. Baltasar Gracián y Morales:

   To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

4. Walt Whitman:

   Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons.

5. Police Cpl. Chris Manseau:

   At this point, we are looking at them as missing persons.

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