common noun
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common noun
- /ˈkɒm.ən naʊn/
noun common nouns
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A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.
The Butlers had been serving the Fowls for centuries. It had always been that way. Indeed, there were several eminent linguists of the opinion that this was how the common noun had originated.
Similar: appellative, appellative noun, nomen appellativum, common substantive noun
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noun noun that denotes any member or all members of a class
| Español | nombre común, sustantivo común |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보통명사 botongmyeongsa |
| 日本語 | 普通名詞 futsūmeishi, 一般名詞 ippanmeishi |
| 中文 | 普通名詞 /普通名词 pǔtōng míngcí |
| Português | substantivo comum |
| Français | nom appellatif, nom commun |
| Deutsch | Gattungsname, Gattungsbezeichnung, Appellativ, Appellativum |
| Italiano | nome comune |
| Ελληνικά | κοινό ουσιαστικό koinó ousiastikó |
| Română | substantiv comun |
| Русский | и́мя нарица́тельное ímja naricátelʹnoje, апелляти́в apelljatív |
| Tiếng Việt | danh từ chung |
| العربية | اِسْم الجِنْس ism al-jins |
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