PRONOUN


Meaning of PRONOUN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-ˌnau̇n ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pronomin-, pronomen, from pro- for + nomin-, nomen name — more at pro- , name

Date: 1530

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.