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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

pronoun

noun: a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Pronoun \Pro"noun\, noun [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L. pronomen. See {Noun}.] (Gram.) 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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