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bare nouns

bare nouns is the plural of bare noun.

Meaning of bare noun

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.

Questions about bare nouns

What is bare nouns the plural of?
Bare nouns is the plural of bare noun.

Words near bare nouns in the dictionary

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

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