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proper nouns

proper nouns is the plural of proper noun.

Meaning of proper noun

Noun

proper noun (plural proper nouns)

  1. A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
    Synonyms:
    proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive, substantive proper, selfname

Questions about proper nouns

What is proper nouns the plural of?
Proper nouns is the plural of proper noun.

Words near proper nouns in the dictionary

  1. proper name
  2. proper names
  3. Proper Nangalisan
  4. proper noun
  5. proper nounhood
  6. proper nouns
  7. Proper Puguis
  8. proper right
  9. proper subset
  10. proper subsets
  11. proper time

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