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单词 common noun
释义

common noun

noun

: a noun that may occur with limiting modifiers (such as a or an, some, every, and my) and that designates any one of a class of beings or things

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His proper name would become a common noun, a contemptible exclamation and novel profanity. Jack Hitt, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019 His landscapes are a litany of primary colors and common nouns: blue sky, green grass. Garth Risk Hallberg, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

common noun

noun

: a noun that names a class of persons or things or any individual of a class and that may occur with a limiting modifier (as a, the, some, or every)
The words "child," "city," and "day" are common nouns.
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