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common noun

com·mon noun (plural com·mon nouns)


noun 
Definition:
 
noun designating member of class: a noun that refers to any of a class of people or things, e.g. "singer" and "place," as distinct from a proper noun, e.g. "Lennon" or "Washington." Common nouns can be preceded by words that modify their meaning, e.g. "some" and "any."

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