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Synonyms of proper noun

6 similar words

Another word for proper noun is selfname. Other synonyms of proper noun are proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive and substantive proper.

Synonyms and similar words for proper noun

nounA word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal...

Meaning of proper noun

  1. noun A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.

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Questions about synonyms of proper noun

What is another word for proper noun?
Proper noun has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as selfname, proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium, noun substantive proper, proper substantive and substantive proper.
What does proper noun mean?
Proper noun means a word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: proper noun (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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