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
The demeanor in the chat of Hegseth, until recently a weekend cable news host, is one of insecurity; here’s a guy who wants to show off how many acronyms and proper nouns he knows.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2025
Other players, equally freed from the bother of proper nouns or even definite articles, go by handily expository titles like “first brother-in-law” or “longest friend.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Change a few proper nouns and Henson describes my son Mike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
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
