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Definition of proper noun - 2 dictionary results

proper noun

–noun
Grammar. a noun that is not normally preceded by an article or other limiting modifier, as any or some, and that is arbitrarily used to denote a particular person, place, or thing without regard to any descriptive meaning the word or phrase may have, as Lincoln, Beth, Pittsburgh.
Also called proper name.
Compare common noun.


Origin:
1490–1500
proper noun  
n.  A noun belonging to the class of words used as names for unique individuals, events, or places. Also called proper name.
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