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pronouns
noun(pro-noun)
any of a small set of words in a language that are used as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and whose referents are named or understood in the context
pronouns
noun(pro-noun)
a pronoun (such as I, you, or they) that expresses a distinction of person
pronouns
noun(pro-noun)
a pronoun that derives from a personal pronoun and denotes possession and analogous relationships
pronouns
noun(pro-noun)
a pronoun (such as each other) used when its referents are predicated to bear the same relationship to one another
pronouns
noun(pro-noun)
a pronoun referring to the subject of the sentence, clause, or verbal phrase in which it stands; specifically : a personal pronoun compounded with -self

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