n.
Pronunciation: ' pr ō - ˌ nau ̇ n
Function: 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