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pronoun
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
pronoun
(noun)
indefinite pronoun
(noun)
personal pronoun
(noun)
pronoun
/
ˈ
proʊˌnaʊn/
noun
plural
pronouns
pronoun
/
ˈ
proʊˌnaʊn/
noun
plural
pronouns
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRONOUN
[
count
]
grammar
:
a word (such as
I, he, she, you, it, we
, or
they
) that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase
—
see also
personal pronoun
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