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Adverb
1

Misspelling of there.

"The teacher corrected the student's misspelling of their from there in the essay."

Det
1

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

"The children played happily in their backyard all afternoon."

Abbrev
1

Misspelling of they’re.

"The teacher corrected the student's mistake by pointing out that their was a misspelling of they're."

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Origin

This word comes from Old Norse þeirra, which replaced the original Old English form heora. It originally meant "of them."

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