proper noun
noun
a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, as Lincoln, Sarah, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Hall.
proper nouns
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pluralof proper noun.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
It’s too painful on the eyes to look at for more than a few seconds at a time, but all of the requisite adjectives and proper nouns appear to be there.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
It can’t decipher proper nouns such as names and places, and sometimes it just gets things wrong altogether.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023
The local names must be Philippine proper nouns that should not exceed nine letters or three syllables, said Sheilla Reyes, a weather specialist at the country’s national meteorological service.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
To clarify a remark someone made earlier, I confess that I am making up all the proper nouns.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
