Second-person
noun, Grammar.
1.
the person used by a speaker in referring to the one or ones to whom he or she is speaking: in English you is a second person pronoun.
second person
noun
1.
a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed
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