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"A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that."
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[
"who",
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"(grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that."
],
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"word": "relative adverb"
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome rellativu"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "nisbi əvəzlik"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ger stagañ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronom relatiu"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "關係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gwaan¹ hai⁶ doi⁶ ming⁴ ci⁴",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "关系代名词"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "關係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "guānxi dàimíngcí",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "关系代名词"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vztažné zájmeno"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
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},
{
"code": "da",
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"word": "henførende stedord"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "betrekkelijk voornaamwoord"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "rilata pronomo"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "afturbeint fornavn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relatiivipronomini"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronom relatif"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mimartebiti nacvalsaxeli",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "მიმართებითი ნაცვალსახელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "vonatkozó névmás"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilvísunarfornafn"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forainm coibhneasta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"alt": "かんけいだいめいし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kankei-daimeishi",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "関係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "pronomen relativum"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "Xolbox tölöönii ner",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "Холбох төлөөний нэр"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relativt pronomen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaimek względny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pronume relativ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otnosítelʹnoje mestoiménije",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "относи́тельное местоиме́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronombre relativo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "panghalip na pamanggit"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-pan-tá-sàp-pá-naam",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ประพันธสรรพนาม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ilgi adılı"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "đại từ quan hệ"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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}
],
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}
],
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"A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that."
],
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[
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"(grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that."
],
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"linguistics",
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{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome rellativu"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "nisbi əvəzlik"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ger stagañ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronom relatiu"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "關係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "gwaan¹ hai⁶ doi⁶ ming⁴ ci⁴",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "关系代名词"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "關係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guānxi dàimíngcí",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "关系代名词"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vztažné zájmeno"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relativt pronomen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "henførende stedord"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "betrekkelijk voornaamwoord"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "rilata pronomo"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "afturbeint fornavn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relatiivipronomini"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronom relatif"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mimartebiti nacvalsaxeli",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "მიმართებითი ნაცვალსახელი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "vonatkozó névmás"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilvísunarfornafn"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forainm coibhneasta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"alt": "かんけいだいめいし",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kankei-daimeishi",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "関係代名詞"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "pronomen relativum"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "Xolbox tölöönii ner",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "Холбох төлөөний нэр"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relativt pronomen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaimek względny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronome relativo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pronume relativ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otnosítelʹnoje mestoiménije",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "относи́тельное местоиме́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pronombre relativo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "relativpronomen"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "panghalip na pamanggit"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-pan-tá-sàp-pá-naam",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ประพันธสรรพนาม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "ilgi adılı"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"word": "đại từ quan hệ"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "pronoun that introduces a relative clause",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rhagenw perthynol"
}
],
"word": "relative pronoun"
}
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