common noun

Example Sentences

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Surprisingly, the team’s results suggest that at least 10 to 30 quantifiably different concept variants exist for even common nouns such as penguin.

From Scientific American

To some, lowercase-c “chautauqua” is a common noun, used as shorthand for an educational event composed of lectures, performances and/or concerts, and not tied to any particular geographic setting.

From Washington Post

It’s used as a common noun and can be pluralized or singular, for instance: “you should set a passkey for your banking app.”

From The Verge

Not to mention that the common noun “objection” fails to qualify as a “name, phrase, title, etc.”

From Washington Post

Our current debates about our society's problems and prospects need to refocus beyond the different adjectives for a common noun they qualify.

From Salon