pronominal

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If the noun is expressed, the word in question is called a pronominal adjective_; but if the noun is omitted so that the word in question takes its place, it is called an adjective pronoun_.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or functioning as a pronoun.
  2. adjective Resembling a pronoun, as by specifying a person, place, or thing, while functioning primarily as another part of speech. His in his choice is a pronominal adjective.

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  1. Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōmin-, pronoun; see pronoun.

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  1. = F. Spanish Portuguese pronominal = Italian pronominale, from Latin pronominalis, pertaining to a pronoun, from pronomen, a pronoun: see pronoun.
 

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/prəˈnɑmɪnəl/
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