Pronominal vs. Pronoun — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Pronominal and Pronoun
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Pronominal
Of, relating to, or functioning as a pronoun.
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Pronoun
In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (abbreviated PRO) is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not consider them to form a single class, in view of the variety of functions they perform cross-linguistically.
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Pronominal
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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Pronoun
A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this).
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Pronominal
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.
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Pronoun
The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for, previously specified, or understood from the context.
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Pronominal
(grammar) A phrase that acts as a pronoun.
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Pronoun
Any of the words within this part of speech, such as he or whom.
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Pronominal
Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.
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Pronoun
(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
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Pronominal
Relating to pronouns;
Pronominal reference
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Pronoun
Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity.
My pronouns are she/her.
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Pronoun
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.
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Pronoun
A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
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