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Noun
first-person plural (plural first-person plurals)
- (grammar) The plural of the first-person form of a verb or pronoun, which in some languages can either be inclusive ("you and I") or exclusive ("them and I"). In other languages, there is no distinction.
- "Are" is the first-person plural of the verb "to be".
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