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noun phrase

–noun Grammar.
a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.

Origin:
1950–55
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noun phrase  
n.   Abbr. NP
A phrase whose head is a noun, as our favorite restaurant.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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