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noun

/naʊn/
noun
Adverb:nominally
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Plural:nouns
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Adjective:nominal
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A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun), typically serving as the subject or object of a verb or preposition.

Example

"In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' the word 'dog' functions as the subject noun."

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nought
noughties
noumea
noun
nourish
nourisher
nourishing

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English noun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman noun, from Latin nomen ('name', also 'noun'), which is a translation of Ancient Greek onoma ('name').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Noun. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/noun
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