demonstrative pronoun
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Noun[edit]
demonstrative pronoun (plural demonstrative pronouns)
- (grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer
- Note: In English they are the same as the demonstrative adjectives - this, that, these and those
- Hypernym: pronoun
- Hyponym: determinative pronoun
Translations[edit]
pronoun which replaces a noun