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noun (no̵un)

noun

Gram. any of a class of words naming or denoting a person, thing, place, action, quality, etc. (Ex.: woman, water, New York, talking, beauty)

Etymology: ME nowne < OFr noun, nom < L nomen, name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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