单词 | nounship |
释义 | > as lemmasˈnounship ˈnounship n. the state or quality of being a noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > status as nounship1827 nounness1929 nouniness1969 1827 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 453 The first words in such expressions as..‘Boston's streets’, which seems to have been stripped of its nounship by the magic of the verb add, and means, Boston add streets. 1890 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 315/2 The parent noun, while, whose nounship is denied by some grammarians.., can only get employment as an adverb. 2001 RE: Who said Americans don't get Irony? in alt.usage.english (Usenet newsgroup) 23 Feb. Even after the word's [sc. submarine] conversion to nounship these craft were small enough to be known only by numbers in the British family of navies. < as lemmas |
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