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ADNOUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adnoun mean?
• ADNOUN (noun)
The noun ADNOUN has 1 sense:
1. an adjective used as a noun
Familiarity information: ADNOUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adjective used as a noun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
'meek' in 'blessed are the meek' is an adnoun
Hypernyms ("adnoun" is a kind of...):
common noun (a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)
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