pronoun
noun/ˈproʊˌnaʊn/
Frequency rank: #10,982 most common English word
Meaning
A word that takes the place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', or 'they'.
Example sentence
In English, 'she' is pronoun used to refer to a female person.
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