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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

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noun Synonyms

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substantive, term, part of speech, nominal, common noun, proper noun; see also label, language 2, name 1.


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noun Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • capitalize: Example: higher yields Capitalize proper nouns to search for specific people, places, or products.

Preposition: with

  • pronoun: Replace each of the underlined nouns with a pronoun.

Adjective modifier

  • plural: My webpage does not cover possessive plural nouns, a whole new can of worms!

Modifies a noun

  • phrase: In example 2, the word play follows a noun phrase The Foxes which is in the subject position.

Noun used with modifier

  • verb: Try not to verb nouns or to adjective them.
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noun quotes

God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun proper or improper. See Hugo 421:83.

-Fuller, R(ichard) Buckminster

The point is the seeingöthe grace beyond recognition, the ways of the bird rising, unnamed, unknown, beyond the range of language, beyond its noun. Eyes open on growing, flying, happening, and go on opening. Manifold, the world dawns on unrecognizing, realizing eyes. Amazement is the thing. Not love, but the astonishment of loving.

-Reid, Alastair

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