Noun

  • 1Noun — (noun), n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See {Name}.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive. [1913 Webster] Note: By some… …

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  • 2noun — Etymology: Middle English nowne, from Anglo French nom, noun name, noun, from Latin nomen more at name Date: 14th century any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with determiners to serve as the subject of a verb, can be… …

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  • 3Noun — For other uses, see Noun (disambiguation). Examples The cat sat on the mat. Please hand in your assignments by the end of the week. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.… …

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  • 4Noun — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun Divinité égyptienne Nom en hiéroglyphes …

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  • 5noun — nounally, adv. /nown/, Gram. n. 1. any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or… …

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  • 6noun — 1. noun /naʊn/ A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including …

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  • 7Noun (departement) — Noun (département) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun  Département …

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  • 8Noun(bible) — Noun (Bible) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun est le fils d Éphraïm. Il appartient naturellement à cette tribu. Son fils est Josué. Ce document provient de « Noun (Bible) ». Catégories : Personnage du Tanakh | Personnage… …

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  • 9noun phrase — noun Usage: often capitalized N&P Date: 1923 a phrase formed by a noun and all its modifiers and determiners; broadly any syntactic element (as a clause, clitic, pronoun, or zero element) with a noun s function (as the subject of a verb or the… …

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  • 10noun of assemblage — noun The name of an assembly or gathering of similar things or people. Syn: collective noun, noun of multitude …

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