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pronominal
[ proh-nom-uh-nl ]
adjective
- Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun:
“My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- Heraldry. noting the coat of arms on a quartered escutcheon: customarily occupying the first quarter and being the original coat of arms of the paternal line.
noun
- Grammar. a pronominal word.
pronominal
/ prəʊˈnɒmɪnəl /
adjective
- relating to or playing the part of a pronoun
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Derived Forms
- proˈnominally, adverb
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Other Words From
- pro·nomi·nal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pronominal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pronominal1
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Example Sentences
In the conference and prayer-room, the native teachers use the inclusive pronominal form of Father, altogether.
To give these expressions a verbal form, the substantive verb, with its pronominal modifications, must be superadded.
But this number is indiscriminate, and leaves the sense vague, until the pronominal suffixes are superadded.
We have already seen that Hebrew prefixes its pronominal elements in certain cases, suffixes them in others.
All the possessive pronominal forms except its and, in part, their and theirs, are also animate.
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