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Noun

Noun Meaning & Definition
Noun Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Noun?

[n] a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
[n] a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing

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See Also | collective noun | common noun | content word | count noun | declension | major form class | mass noun | open-class word | proper name | proper noun | substantive

Noun In Webster's Dictionary

\Noun\, n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See {Name}.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive. Note: By some grammarians the term noun is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives.

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