PRONOMINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pronominal mean? 

• PRONOMINAL (noun)
  The noun PRONOMINAL has 1 sense:

1. a phrase that functions as a pronoun

  Familiarity information: PRONOMINAL used as a noun is very rare.

• PRONOMINAL (adjective)
  The adjective PRONOMINAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to pronouns

  Familiarity information: PRONOMINAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRONOMINAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A phrase that functions as a pronoun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pronominal; pronominal phrase

Hypernyms ("pronominal" is a kind of...):

phrase (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)

• PRONOMINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to pronouns

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

pronominal reference

Pertainym:

pronoun (a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase)