PROPER NOUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proper noun mean? 

• PROPER NOUN (noun)
  The noun PROPER NOUN has 1 sense:

1. a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized

  Familiarity information: PROPER NOUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPER NOUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

proper name; proper noun

Hypernyms ("proper noun" is a kind of...):

noun (a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action)

Antonym:

common noun (a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)