Noun
21noun — [14] Etymologically, a noun is simply a ‘name’. Latin nomen ‘name’ (a relative of English name) was used by classical grammarians for a ‘noun’ – that is, a word that ‘names’ something – and English acquired it via Old French non and Anglo Norman… …
22noun — 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… …
23noun — 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 …
24noun — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. substantive, term, part of speech, nominal, common noun, proper noun; see also label , language 2 , name 1 …
25noun — s usually defined as a word that describes a person, place, thing, or quality. Such a definition, as many authorities have noted, is technically inadequate. Most of us would not think of hope, despair, and exultation as things, yet they are… …
26noun — n. Gram. a word (other than a pronoun) or group of words used to name or identify any of a class of persons, places, or things (common noun), or a particular one of these (proper noun). Derivatives: nounal adj. Etymology: ME f. AF f. L nomen name …
27noun*/ — [naʊn] noun [C] linguistics a word or group of words used for referring to a person, thing, place, or quality …
28noun — [[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,… …
29noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …
30Noun (departement) — Noun (département) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun  Département …
