noun
a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
• Syn: ↑proper name
• Ant: ↑common noun
• Hypernyms: ↑noun
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noun, pl ⋯ nouns [count]
: a word or group of words (such as “Noah Webster,” “Kentucky,” or “U.S. Congress”) that is the name of a particular person, place, or thing and that usually begins with a capital letter — called also proper name — compare ↑common noun
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a word that is the name of a person, a place, an institution, etc. and is written with a capital letter, for example Tom, Mrs Jones, Rome, Texas, the Rhine, the White House
Useful english dictionary. 2012.