relative pronoun

rel·a·tive pro·noun

R r

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rel-uh-tiv proh-noun]
- /ˈrɛl ə tɪv ˈproʊˌnaʊn/
- /ˈrelətɪv ˈprəʊ.naʊn/

Definitions of relative pronoun words

noun relative pronoun one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent. 1
noun relative pronoun grammar: who, what, etc. 1
countable noun relative pronoun A relative pronoun is a word such as 'who', 'that', or 'which' that is used to introduce a relative clause. 'Whose', 'when', 'where', and 'why' are generally called relative pronouns, though they are actually adverbs. 0
noun relative pronoun a relative pronoun is a word such as 'who', 'that', or 'which' that is used to introduce a relative clause. 'Whose', 'when', 'where', and 'why' are generally called relative pronouns, though they are actually adverbs 0

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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