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pronoun
Part of speech: NounA word which refers to, or is used in the place of, a noun or name; as, he, she, you, it, etc.
Usage examples "pronoun":- The history of the reflective pronoun in the Gothic tongues is as follows:- In Moeso- Gothic. - "The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham.
- The Aryan verb contains many forms in which the personal pronoun is no longer felt distinctly. - "Lectures on The Science of Language", Max Müller.
- About the same time, or perhaps earlier, the use of the second person singular began to be avoided in polite conversation, by the substitution of the plural verb and pronoun; and, when used in poetry, it was often contracted, so as to prevent any syllabic increase. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.