proper noun
See also: proper-noun
EnglishEdit
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NounEdit
proper noun (plural proper nouns)
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Mike, London, United Nations, Europe |
- (grammar) A noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity
Usage notesEdit
Main appendix: English proper nouns
In English, a proper noun is normally not preceded by an article or limiting modifier and is normally written with an initial capital letter. However, some proper nouns are preceded by articles (such as the Netherlands) and some are uncapitalized (kd lang), and many common (non-proper) nouns are also capitalized, like European. Some references erroneously conflate whether a noun is common or proper with whether it is capitalized or not, although these are not the same.
SynonymsEdit
- nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive, proper name, substantive proper
- selfname
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TranslationsEdit
the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “proper noun”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.