noun
Example Sentences
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The species name populi is a Latin singular noun in the genitive case meaning "of the people."
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
It could literally substitute any noun, including Sulzberger, for Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
When you’re more naive, you think of it as like a noun, but it’s a doing thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025
As the day passes, the shelves fill up with warehouse-bound, clear plastic bags labelled with a now-distinctive five-letter noun.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
If neither is followed by a noun, then so is nor: Oscar eats neither peas nor broccoli.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing noun
Language and Grammar - Introductory
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Parts of Speech - Introductory
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