PRONOMINAL


Meaning of PRONOMINAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pr ō - ' nä-m ə -n ə l, - ' näm-n ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin pronominalis, from Latin pronomin-, pronomen

Date: 1680

1 : of, relating to, or constituting a pronoun

2 : resembling a pronoun in identifying or specifying without describing <the pronominal adjective this in this dog >

– pro · nom · i · nal · ly adverb

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