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• noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• NOUN — NOU Les Égyptiens ayant conçu la création à l’image de celle de leur pays, lui même considéré comme étant le «don du Nil», le Noun désigne l’océan liquide qui existait avant que le monde ne fût créé. Et, de même que le Nil, lors de la crue, ne… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Noun — (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• noun — [naun] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: name, noun , from Old French nom, from Latin nomen; NOMINAL] a word or group of words that represent a person (such as Michael , teacher or police officer ), a place (such as France or school ),… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• noun — (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. noun name, noun, from O.Fr. nom, non (Mod.Fr. nom), from L. nomen name, noun (see NAME (Cf. name) (n.)). Old English used name to mean noun. Related: Nounal …   Etymology dictionary

• 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 — Grammar 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). Derivatives nounal adjective Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr., from L. nomen… …   English new terms dictionary

• noun — [ naun ] noun count * a word or group of words used for referring to a person, thing, place, or quality . Mother, rope, California, and peace of mind are all nouns …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Noun — 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.… …   Wikipedia

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

• noun — n. 1) to decline, inflect a noun 2) an abstract; attributive; collective; common; count; mass, uncountable; predicate; proper; verbal noun 3) a feminine; masculine; neuter noun * * * [naʊn] attributive collective common count inflect a noun …   Combinatory dictionary