noun

The definition of a noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, action or quality.

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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)

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

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noun Abbr. n.

The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as neighbor, window, happiness, or negotiation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, name, noun

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Latin nōmen (translation of Greek onoma, name, noun); see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots

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