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Noun: indefinite pronoun
  1. (grammar) a pronoun having no specific referent, such as someone, anybody, or nothing.
    "In "many disagree with his views" the word "many" functions as an indefinite pronoun, while in "many people disagree with his views" it functions as a quantifier."

Derived forms: indefinite pronouns

Type of: pronoun

Encyclopedia: Indefinite pronoun