Meaning of the word pronoun in English

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pronoun

US /ˈproʊ.naʊn/
UK /ˈproʊ.naʊn/
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Noun

1.

a word that can function as a noun phrase and refers to participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., he, it, this, that).

Example:
In the sentence 'She loves him,' 'she' and 'him' are pronouns.
Personal pronouns include 'I,' 'you,' 'he,' 'she,' 'it,' 'we,' and 'they.'
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