noun phrase
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noun phrase
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- A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun. Many collocations are noun phrases.
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noun phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb
| Español | sintagma nominal, grupo nominal, frase nominal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 명사구 myeongsagu |
| 日本語 | 名詞句 meishiku |
| 中文 | 名詞短語 /名词短语 míngcí duǎnyǔ |
| Português | locução substantiva, locução nominal |
| Français | groupe nominal, syntagme nominal |
| Deutsch | Nominalphrase |
| Italiano | locuzione nominale |
| Ελληνικά | ονοματική φράση onomatikí frási |
| Română | locuțiune substantivală |
| Русский | именно́е словосочета́ние imennóje slovosočetánije, субстанти́вное словосочета́ние substantívnoje slovosočetánije |
| Tiếng Việt | cụm danh từ, danh ngữ |
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@misc{noun_phrase_2026,
title = {noun phrase},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noun%20phrase},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
