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The noun a pronoun replaces is called its:

AAntithesis
BAntiphony
CAntecedent
DAnecdote
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Antecedent
1. It is the word the pronoun stands for. 2. It may be a noun or another pronoun. 3. It is the antecedent. _Source: OpenStax, Writing Guide with Handbook, 20.6 'Editing Focus: Pronouns'_
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