# relative pronoun

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
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