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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.

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Also called proper name.

Compare common noun.

Origin:
1490–1500

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proper noun or proper name

—n
	Compare common noun the name of a person, place, or object, as for example Iceland, Patrick, or UranusRelated: onomastic

Related: onomastic

proper name or proper name

—n

Related: onomastic

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