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bare noun

bare noun noun: a noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

Noun

bare noun (plural bare nouns)

  1. A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.
    • In "on sale", "sale" is a bare noun.

Forms of bare noun

pluralbare nouns

Questions about bare noun

What does bare noun mean?
Bare noun means a noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.
What part of speech is bare noun?
Bare noun is a noun.
What is the plural of bare noun?
The plural of bare noun is bare nouns.

Words near bare noun in the dictionary

  1. bare minimum Monday
  2. Bare Minimum Mondays
  3. bare minimums
  4. bare navy
  5. bare necessities
  6. bare noun
  7. bare nouns
  8. bare one's breast
  9. bare one's heart
  10. bare one's soul
  11. bare one's teeth

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