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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A noun belonging to the class of words used as names for unique individuals, events, or places.
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- noun A
noun denoting a particularperson ,place ,organization , ship, animal, event, or otherindividual entity .
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- noun a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
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