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pronoun

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pro·noun  (prnoun)
n. Abbr. pron. or pr.
1. The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for, previously specified, or understood from the context.
2. Any of the words within this part of speech, such as he or whom.

[Late Middle English pronoun, pronoune, partial translation of Latin prnmen (translation of Greek antnumi, interchange of names, pronoun) : pr-, pro- + nmen, name, noun; see noun.]

pronoun
Noun
a word, such as she or it, that replaces a noun or noun phrase that has already been or is about to be mentioned [Latin pronomen]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pronoun - a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
closed-class word, function word - a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
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; "The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun"
relative pronoun - a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
Translations
pronoun [ˈprəunaun] npronombre m

pronoun [ˈprəunaun] npronom m

pronoun [ˈprəunaun] nPronomen nt, Fürwort nt

pronoun [ˈprəunaun] npronome m

pronoun
n pronoun [ˈprounaun]
a word used instead of a noun (or a phrase containing a noun) He', `it', `who', and `anything' are pronouns. voornaamwoord ضَمير местоимение zájmeno pronomen; stedord das Pronomen αντωνυμία (γραμμ.) pronombre asesõna ضمیر pronomini pronom כּינוּי גוּף सर्वनाम névmás kata ganti fornafn pronome 代名詞 대명사 įvardis vietniekvārds kata ganti nama voornaamwoord pronomen zaimek pronome pro­nume местоимение zámeno zaimek zamenica pronomen สรรพนาม zamir 代[名]詞 займенник اسم ضمير đại từ ]词


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Having been instructed in the use of the indefinite pronoun "one" as giving a refined and elegant touch to literary efforts, Rebecca painstakingly rewrote her composition on solitude, giving it all the benefit of Miss Dearborn's suggestion.
The text of his order(altered from the original by only a pronoun, which is not much) ran: "The earth and the fulness thereof are mine, saith Monseigneur.
The butler laid a special emphasis on the personal pronoun.
 
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