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nouns

/naʊnz/

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noun

Nom

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

Examples :

"Sentence: "In English class, we learn about nouns like 'dog,' 'house,' and 'happiness'." "

En cours d'anglais, nous étudions les noms comme 'chien', 'maison' et 'bonheur'.

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noun

Nom

(grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.

Examples :

"The nouns in the lesson plan—like "student," "teacher," and "classroom"—are important for understanding the subject matter. "

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verb

Transformer un mot en nom

To convert a word to a noun.

Examples :

"Many companies are starting to noun verbs like "impact" and "incentivize," much to the dismay of grammar purists. "

De nombreuses entreprises commencent à transformer des verbes comme "impact" et "incentivize" en noms, au grand dam des puristes de la grammaire.

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