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proper noun
[ prop-er noun ]
noun
- Grammar. a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, as Lincoln, Sarah, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Hall. Compare common noun.
proper noun
noun
- See common nounthe name of a person, place, or object, as for example Iceland, Patrick, or Uranus Compare common noun onomastic
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Grammar Note
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proper noun1
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Example Sentences
The proper noun when spoken can be confused for the common noun.
“The Great Depression” as a proper noun only came into popular use in the 1950s, long after the event was over.
Thus "John Smith" (particular; proper noun) and "Man" (general; common noun).
An apostrophe is used inconsistently with the proper noun Bruening or Bruenings.
A proper noun is a name applied to a particular object, whether person, place, or thing.
The proper noun comes first in appositive expressions: lfred cyning, Sidroc eorl, Hahmund bisceop.
The "s" in "street" following a proper noun is sometimes with an initial capital and sometimes with lower case.
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