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Pronominally

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pro·nom·i·nal  (pr-nm-nl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a pronoun.
2. Resembling a pronoun, as by specifying a person, place, or thing, while functioning primarily as another part of speech. His in his choice is a pronominal adjective.
[Late Latin prnminlis, from Latin prnmen, prnmin-, pronoun; see pronoun.]
pro·nomi·nal·ly adv.
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