Pronoun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

    "The possessive conjunctive pronoun is always repeated before a substantive, and after a conjunction; as my brothers and sisters, mes frères & mes sœurs; […]"

  2. 2
    a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of preferred pronoun, any of the third-person pronouns by which a person prefers to be referred to, typically reflecting their gender identity; often communicated as a subject–object pair. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural, specifically

    "My pronouns are she/her. What are your pronouns?"

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each onehypostasisnominalproformpronreplacement word

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"In English there are eight main parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and finally interjection."

Etymology

From pro- + noun, modeled on Middle French pronom, from Latin pronomen, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ (ăntōnŭmĭ́ā).

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