RECIPROCAL PRONOUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reciprocal pronoun mean? 

• RECIPROCAL PRONOUN (noun)
  The noun RECIPROCAL PRONOUN has 1 sense:

1. a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as 'each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject

  Familiarity information: RECIPROCAL PRONOUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECIPROCAL PRONOUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pronoun or pronominal phrase (as 'each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

The sentence 'They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun

Hypernyms ("reciprocal pronoun" is a kind of...):

pronoun (a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase)