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Definitions for: Pronoun
[n] a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Webster (1913) Definition: Pro"noun, n. [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L.
pronomen. See Noun.] (Gram.)
A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the
repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I,
thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
See Also: anaphoric pronoun, closed-class word, demonstrative, demonstrative pronoun, function word, personal pronoun, relative pronoun
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