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King James Dictionary [1]

They, pron. plu. objective case, them.

1. The men, the women, the animals, the things. It is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun referring to persons, or as a substitute referring to things.

They and their fathers have transgressed against me.  Ezekiel 2

They of Italy salute you.  Hebrews 13

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness.  Matthew 5

2. It is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man, and as the French use on. They say, on dit, that is, it is said by persons, indefinitely.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(obj.) The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.

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