| Pronunciation: | 'prow`nawn | ||
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| Matching Terms: | pronounce, pronounceable, pronounced, pronouncement, pronouncer, pronouncing | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | ||
| See Also: | anaphoric pronoun, closed-class word, demonstrative, demonstrative pronoun, function word, personal pronoun, relative pronoun | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| 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.
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