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Definition

relative pronoun noun

n [C] specialized
a pronoun such as which, who or that which is used to begin a relative clause
In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who' is a relative pronoun.

(Definition of relative pronoun noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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