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pro·nom·i·nal

(prō-nŏm′ə-nəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a pronoun.

2. 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.

[Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōmin-, pronoun : pro-, in place of; see pro-¹ + nōmen, name, noun; see noun.]

pro·nom′i·nal·ly adv.

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pronominal

(prəʊˈnɒmɪnəl)

adj

(Grammar) relating to or playing the part of a pronoun

[C17: from Late Latin prōnōminālis, from prōnōmen a pronoun]

proˈnominally adv

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pro•nom•i•nal

(proʊˈnɒm ə nl)

adj.

1. pertaining to, derived from, functioning as, or resembling a pronoun: My in my book is a pronominal adjective.

2. a pronominal word or expression.

[1635–45; < Late Latin prōnōminālis. See pronoun, -al¹]

pro•nom′i•nal•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	pronominal - a phrase that functions as a pronoun pronominal phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
Adj.	1.	pronominal - relating to pronouns; "pronominal reference"

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zájmenný

pronominale

pronominal

[prəʊˈnɒmɪnl] ADJ → pronominal

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