"nounself pronoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nounself pronouns [plural]
Etymology: From noun + -self and pronoun. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|noun|self}} noun + -self Head templates: {{en-noun|head=nounself pronoun}} nounself pronoun (plural nounself pronouns)
  1. (linguistics) A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun. Categories (topical): Gender, Linguistics, Non-binary, Transgender Synonyms: noun-self pronoun

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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