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PRONOUN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pronoun" is a kind of...):
closed-class word; function word (a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pronoun"):
anaphoric pronoun (a pronoun that refers to an antecedent)
demonstrative; demonstrative pronoun (a pronoun that points out an intended referent)
personal pronoun (a pronoun expressing a distinction of person)
reciprocal pronoun (a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as 'each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject)
relative pronoun (a pronoun (as 'that' or 'which' or 'who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent)
