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nouveau roman
nouvelle cuisine
nouvelle vague
Nov.
Nova
nova
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia salmon
novaculite
novae
novation
Novato
novel (1)
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novel food
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noun phrase
noun phrase (plural noun phras·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
group of words functioning as noun: a word or group of words that functions syntactically as a noun, e.g. as the subject, object, or topic, in a clause or sentence
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