English Explanatory Dictionary

first person

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.
  2. A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-first person.wav

Word forms

first person first persons first-person 1st person Ist person

Etymology

Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon).

Derived words

first-person dual first-person plural first-person shooter first-person singular
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