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代だい名めい詞し

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Meanings

1

noun

pronoun

Grammatical term for words that stand in for nouns, such as 私, これ, 彼, etc.

2

noun

synonym; classic example; byword

Figurative use: something so representative that its name becomes a stand-in for a whole category. Often used in the pattern 「~の代名詞」.

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