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noun
1.
any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or objects, as cat, belief, writing, Ohio, darkness. nouns are often thought of as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities.
adjective
2.
Also, noun·al. of or resembling a noun.
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Noun
is always a great word to know.
So is verb. Does it mean:
| a word that describes a verb |
| any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English by taking the past ending in -ed, that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and |
Related forms
noun·al·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- Rhyming verse introduces nouns.
- It's both a noun, and a verb, depending upon usage.
- The subject of discourse is a noun.
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Word Origin & History
noun
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. noun "name, noun," from O.Fr. nom, non, from L. nomen "name, noun" (see name).
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Cultural Dictionary
noun definition
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea. The following words are nouns: child, town, granite, kindness, government, elephant, and Taiwan. In sentences, nouns generally function as subjects or as objects.
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