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noun phrase

noun phrase noun: a phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.

Noun

noun phrase (plural noun phrases)

  1. A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
    • Many collocations are noun phrases.

noun phrase meaning in Persian, Thai and Vietnamese

noun phrase in Persian

phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb
گروه اسمی

noun phrase in Thai

phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb
นามวลี

noun phrase in Vietnamese

phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb
cụm danh từ, danh ngữ

Forms of noun phrase

pluralnoun phrases

Questions about noun phrase

What does noun phrase mean?
Noun phrase means a phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
What is noun phrase in Persian?
Noun phrase in Persian is گروه اسمی. See Noun phrase meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is noun phrase?
Noun phrase is a noun.
What is the plural of noun phrase?
The plural of noun phrase is noun phrases.

Words near noun phrase in the dictionary

  1. noun modifiers
  2. noun numeral
  3. noun of assemblage
  4. noun of multitude
  5. noun of place
  6. noun phrase
  7. noun phrases
  8. noun substantive
  9. noun substantive proper
  10. noun-self pronoun
  11. noun-self pronouns

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