Pronoun

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pronoun \Pro"noun\, n. [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L.
     pronomen. See {Noun}.] (Gram.)
     A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the
     repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I,
     thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pronoun
       n : a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun
           phrase