Definition of "pronouns" [pronouns]

• Plural form of pronoun. (noun)

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• "When _self_ is added to the personal pronouns, as himself, myself, itself, themselves, &c. they are called _compound personal pronouns_, and are used in the nominative or objective case, but not in the possessive."
• "Using short, clipped sentences (dropping articles and pronouns from the beginnings of sentences, creating a weird but powerful effect) VanderMeer tells readers the story of the titular character, a detective in the city of Ambergris as he attempts to solve a double murder of a human and a gray cap."
• "Some trans* people find that getting others to address them by the correct pronouns is difficult enough, but issues of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation frequently trigger a violence against trans* people of colour that the media should not let go unreported."