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title: O.C.G.A. § 11-1-106. Use of singular and plural; gender.
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# O.C.G.A. § 11-1-106. Use of singular and plural; gender.

In this title unless the statutory context otherwise requires:

(1) Words in the singular number include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; and

(2) Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.

## History

Code 1933, § 109A-1-106, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 3A-1/SB 65.