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pronoun
pronoun /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’
demonstrative pronoun, personal pronoun