pronounnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.naʊn/us/ˈproʊ.naʊn/B1 a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase:
Pronouns are often used to refer to a noun that has already been mentioned.
"She", "it", and "who" are all examples of pronouns.
More examples
- In the sentence 'This is my brother', 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun.
- In the sentence, "She prides herself on doing a good job", "herself" is a reflexive pronoun.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adjective
- adjunct
- adv
- article
- collective noun
- common noun
- conjunction
- connective
- definite article
- determiner
- indefinite article
- interjection
- n
- noun phrase
- part of speech
- prep
- preposition
- pron
- proper noun
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pronominal
adjective uk/prəʊˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/us/proʊˈnɑː.mə.nəl/specialized