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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRONOUN

From Latin prōnōmen, from pro-1 + nōmen noun.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRONOUN

pronoun  [ˈprəʊˌnaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRONOUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pronoun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRONOUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pronoun

In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. It is a particular case of a pro-form. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not limit them to a single class because of the variety of functions they perform, including that of the personal pronouns, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns and indefinite pronouns.:1–34 The use of pronouns often involves anaphora, where the meaning of the pronoun is dependent on another referential element. This applies particularly to the personal pronouns. The referent of the pronoun is often the same as that of a preceding noun phrase, called the antecedent of the pronoun. For example, in the sentence That poor man looks as if he needs a new coat, the antecedent of the pronoun he is the noun phrase that poor man. Another type of antecedent is that found with relative pronouns, as in the woman who looked at you, where the woman is the antecedent of the relative pronoun who.

Definition of pronoun in the English dictionary

The definition of pronoun in the dictionary is one of a class of words that serves to replace a noun phrase that has already been or is about to be mentioned in the sentence or context pron.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRONOUN


adnoun
ˈædnaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
Bridgetown
ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn
brown
braʊn
clown
klaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
crown
kraʊn
down
daʊn
downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
gown
ɡaʊn
noun
naʊn
out-of-town
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
renown
rɪˈnaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
town
taʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRONOUN

pronghorn
pronk
pronominal
pronominalisation
pronominalise
pronominalization
pronominalize
pronominally
pronotal
pronotum
pronounce
pronounceable
pronounced
pronouncedly
pronouncement
pronouncer
pronouncings
pronto
pronuclear
pronuclearist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRONOUN

abstract noun
collective noun
common noun
concrete noun
count noun
countable noun
disjunctive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
mass noun
personal pronoun
possessive pronoun
proper noun
reflexive pronoun
relative pronoun
singular noun
subject pronoun
uncountable noun
verbal noun

Synonyms and antonyms of pronoun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pronoun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRONOUN

Find out the translation of pronoun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pronoun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pronoun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

代词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pronombre
570 millions of speakers

English

pronoun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्वनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضَمِير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

местоимение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pronome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বনাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pronom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kata ganti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pronomen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代名詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대명사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung kasebut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரதிபெயரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वनाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zamir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pronome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaimek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

займенник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pronume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντωνυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voornaamwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pronomen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pronomen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pronoun

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRONOUN»

The term «pronoun» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.468 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pronoun
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pronoun».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRONOUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pronoun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pronoun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pronoun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRONOUN»

Discover the use of pronoun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pronoun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Distribution of Pronoun Case Forms in English
This book offers an in-depth analysis of Modern English pronoun case.
Heidi Quinn, 2005
2
What Is a Pronoun?
What is a pronoun? Is it HER? Is it THEM? Maybe ME? Take a peek inside to see if it's YOU!
Sheri Doyle, 2013
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Pronoun Envy : Literary Uses of Linguistic Gender: Literary ...
In this volume, Anna Livia reveals continuities both before and after the sexist language refore movement and shows how the creative practices of pronoun use on the part of feminist writers had both aesthetic and political ends.
Berkeley Anna Livia Visiting Assistant Professor of French University of California, 2000
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The Development of Null Vs. Overt Subject Pronoun Expression ...
Results showed that adults preferred null pronouns in Maintain Reference contexts and overt pronouns in Change Reference contexts.
Naomi Lapidus Shin, 2006
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The New Office Professional's Handbook
When the pronoun is the object of a preposition: Between you and me, the office is in chaos. • After the conjunctions as and than when the pronoun is the object of a verb omitted from the sentence: Her supervisor praised her as much as [he ...
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 2001
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Gender and Pronoun Usage in the 17th Century
This is true because English spoken a millennium ago significantly differs from English spoken today. But how did it change and who were the in-novators who promoted language change in the course of time?
Lea-Marie Pasemann, 2013
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On Interpreting Morphological Change: The Greek Reflexive ...
In On Interpreting Morphological Change, Woodard traces the course of this linguistic development through a period of approxi-mately six cen-turies.
Roger D. Woodard, 1990
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Diversity and Changing Values in Address: Spanish Address ...
Different national varieties of Spanish, for instance Argentinian, Colombian and Mexican, use different address systems, with different numbers of pronouns, and also give pronouns a different social significance.
Jo-anne Hughson, 2009
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Subjects, Expletives, and the EPP
Note that the subject pronoun in construction with the weather verb in (1b) can be null. In colloquial Finnish the pronoun can optionally be overt:3 (8) Nyt (se) taas sataa. now it again rains 'Now it's raining again' This is also true of the pronoun ...
Peter Svenonius, 2002
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Some Remarks Upon the Use of the Reflexive Pronoun in Icelandic
USE. OF. THE. REFLEXIVE. PRONOUN. IN ICELANDIC. BY GUDBRANDR VIGFUSSON, ESQ. "What I now offer you, will only be a rude collection of instances followed by a few scanty notices. But yet the instances will, as I hope, ...
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRONOUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pronoun is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pronoun Wars: 'NBC BLK' Pundit Wants FCC to Fine Anyone for …
Pronoun Wars: 'NBC BLK' Pundit Wants FCC to Fine Anyone for 'Misgendering' Transgenders. By Tim Graham | July 27, 2015 | 2:37 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
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Nine “corrections” of English that make smart people look silly
Many language pedants think that they should only be used as a plural pronoun: for example, “the team came up with a solution that they were ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
3
Caitlyn Jenner Opens Up About the Heartbreaking Reality of Trans …
Later in the blog post, Kyler's mother, Katharine, also wrote that adults would refuse to call Kyler by the proper pronoun - even having his ... «Heber Springs Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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Pop shots: Performer takes aim at the history of American music
“The main reason I chose 'judy' is because I wanted a gender pronoun that, if people made fun of it, it kinda feels emasculating — because you ... «Brooklyn Daily, Jul 15»
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Musician Cidny Bullens talks transitioning & unexpected struggles
"I never identified with my female body parts - they were a mistake," said Cidny. At that point, she had changed her name, but not her pronoun. «WCSH-TV, Jul 15»
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Senior Spotlight: Daly twins preparing to be double trouble in cross …
Note the pronoun: It's always "we." Their vision is both of them breaking the tape at the same time, which would be an amazing feat. But beyond ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
7
Bugs Bunny's official debut was 75 years ago
Perhaps the most famous of Bugs' antics involves "pronoun trouble" where he confuses both Daffy and Elmer Fudd using rhetorical devices ... «KVVU Las Vegas, Jul 15»
8
Why are the Reds doing poorly?
To his credit, the word was used as a noun, adjective, verb — pretty much everything except a preposition or a pronoun. Then later in the ... «Troy Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Pride and trans flags raised at Vancouver City Hall for Pride Week
... out of their homes not knowing where to turn for support systems, adds Dennis, who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronoun they. «Daily Xtra, Jul 15»
10
Criminalizing Right to Conscience, Part I
Neither genetic science nor applying a masculine pronoun to a wannabe woman (with decidedly male parts) was to be tolerated in the debate. «Patriot Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pronoun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pronoun>. Apr 2024 ».
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