pronoun
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
Noun

pronoun (plural pronouns)

  1. (grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.
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