HyperDic: pronoun

English > 1 sense of the word pronoun:
NOUNcommunicationpronouna function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
pronoun > pronunciation
Soundsprow'nawn
RhymesAllentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn...
English > pronoun: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase.
Narroweranaphoric pronounA pronoun that refers to an antecedent
demonstrative pronoun, demonstrativeA pronoun that points out an intended referent
personal pronounA pronoun expressing a distinction of person
reciprocal pronounA pronoun or pronominal phrase (as 'each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject
relative pronounA pronoun (as 'that' or 'which' or 'who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
Broaderfunction word, closed-class wordA word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning / meaning
Spanishpronombre
Catalanpronom
Adjectivespronominalrelating to pronouns

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