common noun
noun/ˌkɒmən ˈnaʊn/
/ˌkɑːmən ˈnaʊn/
(grammar)- a word such as table, cat or sea, that refers to an object or a thing but is not the name of a particular person, place or thing compare abstract noun, proper nounTopics Languageb2
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