What is an indefinite pronoun?

Definition
	An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that belongs to a class whose members indicate indefinite reference.

Examples (English)
	anybody one somebody

Sources
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 109
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 376
	Mish 1991 612
	Richards, Platt, and Weber 1985 137
	Crystal 1980 155

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Concept module: indefinite pronoun
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): I
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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