common noun

/ˈkɒm.ən naʊn/

common noun noun: a noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.

Noun

common noun (plural common nouns)

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.
- The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. It had always been that way. Indeed, there were several eminent linguists of the opinion that this was how the common noun had originated.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 15
Synonyms:

appellative, appellative noun, nomen appellativum, common substantive noun

common noun meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

common noun in Malayalam

noun that denotes any member or all members of a class: സാമാന്യനാമം sāmānyanāmaṁ

common noun in Tagalog

noun that denotes any member or all members of a class: pangngalang pambalana

common noun in Arabic

noun that denotes any member or all members of a class: اِسْم الجِنْس ism al-jins

common noun in Malay

noun that denotes any member or all members of a class: kata nama am

More languagesFewer languages

common noun in Thai: สามานยนาม sǎa-maan-yá-naam
common noun in Vietnamese: danh từ chung

Synonyms of common noun

Forms of common noun

plural	common nouns

Questions about common noun

What does common noun mean?: Common noun means a noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.
What is common noun in Malayalam?: Common noun in Malayalam is സാമാന്യനാമം (sāmānyanāmaṁ). See Common noun meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is common noun?: Common noun is a noun.
How do you pronounce common noun?: Common noun is pronounced /ˈkɒm.ən naʊn/.
What is the plural of common noun?: The plural of common noun is common nouns.

Words near common noun in the dictionary

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