relative pronounnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌrel.ə.tɪv ˈprəʊ.naʊn/us/ˌrel.ə.t̬ɪv ˈproʊ.naʊn/specializeda pronoun such as which, who, or that, used to begin a relative clause:
In the sentence "The woman who stole my phone was wearing a brown jacket", "who" is a relative pronoun.
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