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Definition of part of speech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

part of speech

noun

/ˌpɑːt əv ˈspiːtʃ/

/ˌpɑːrt əv ˈspiːtʃ/

(grammar)

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one of the classes into which words are divided according to their grammar, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc. synonym word class
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