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   Prop·er noun

   /ˈpräpər noun/

   

   noun

   • 1. a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g., Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.

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   PROPER NOUN Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com. proper noun. [ prop-er noun ] show ipa. See synonyms for proper noun on Thesaurus.com. noun. Grammar. a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, as Lincoln, Sarah, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Hall.: Compare common noun. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip.

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   the name of a particular person, place, or object that is spelled with a capital letter: Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna, and the White House. Compare. common noun specialized. See also. noun. Fewer examples. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Pick any word you like, but not proper nouns.

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   Jun 22, 2023 · Definition and Examples. A proper noun is a specific (i.e., not generic) name for a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized in English, no matter where they fall in a sentence. Because they endow nouns with a specific name, they are also sometimes called proper names.

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   A proper noun is any noun that names anything specific. Therefore, a proper noun is any particular name of a person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Examples of Proper Nouns: Cathy (specific name of person) London (specific name of place) Spot (specific name of thing)

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   A proper noun is the name given to something (e.g., "Jonathan," "Ollie," "New York," "Monday"). Proper nouns are written with capital letters regardless of where they appear in a sentence. Proper nouns contrast with common nouns, which are the words for things (e.g., "boy," "dog," "city," "day").

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   (in grammar) the name of a particular person, place, or thing that is spelled with a beginning capital letter: " San Francisco" and " White House " are proper nouns. (Definition of proper noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of proper noun. proper noun.

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   a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized. synonyms: proper name. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Proper noun." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/proper noun. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.