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• noun — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• noun — 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… …   Universalium

• noun — [[t]naʊn[/t]] n. gram. a member of a class of words that can function as the subject or object in a construction, are often formally distinguished, as by taking the plural and possessive endings, and typically refer to persons, places, animals,… …   From formal English to slang

• noun — /naʊn / (say nown) noun 1. (in most languages) one of the major form classes, or parts of speech , comprising words denoting persons, places, things, and such other words as show similar grammatical behaviour, as English friend, city, desk,… …  

• noun — [noun] n. [ME nowne < OFr noun, nom < L nomen, NAME] Gram. any of a class of words naming or denoting a person, thing, place, action, quality, etc. (Ex.: woman, water, New York, talking, beauty) …   English World dictionary