pro‧noun /ˈprəʊnaʊn $ ˈproʊ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: pro- + noun, on the model of Latin pronomen 'pronoun', from nomen 'name']
a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase, such as ‘he’ instead of ‘Peter’ or ‘the man’
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demonstrative pronoun,
personal pronoun [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲