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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relative pronoun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
rel-a-tive pro-noun
IPA
/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
  • British English: /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/

Inflected Forms

relative pronouns (plural)

Phrases

interrogative pronoun indefinite pronoun relative adjective relative adverb

Frequently Paired Words

interrogative pronoun indefinite pronoun relative adjective relative adverb

Questions

How do you pronounce relative pronoun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/.
What does relative pronoun mean?
A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

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