noun phrase
See also: noun-phrase
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noun phrase (plural noun phrases)
- (grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
- The term "verb phrase" is a noun phrase.
Coordinate termsEdit
- adjective phrase
- adverbial phrase
- conjunctional phrase
- interjectional phrase
- phrasal noun (not to be confused)
- phrasal preposition
- phrasal verb
- pronominal phrase
- verb phrase
TranslationsEdit
phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb
Further readingEdit
- noun phrase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia