Some of our friends want to get together to form a study group what kind of noun or pronoun is this

The bolded word in the sentence is the word "friends" and this is a noun. This noun is an example of a collective noun. A collective noun is used when it refers to a group of individuals. In this case the word "friends" consists of individuals that formed a bond or relationship. 

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