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pronoun

pro.noun \'pro--.nau.n\ n [ME pronom, fr. L pronomin-, pronomen, fr. pro- 
   for + (Xnomin-, nomen name - more at PRO-, NAME : a word belonging to one 
   of the major form classes in any of a great many  languages that is used as 
   a substitute for a noun or noun equivalent, takes noun constructions, and 
   refers to persons or things named, asked for, or understood in the context