proper noun
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nounDefinition of PROPER NOUN
: a noun that designates a particular being or thing, does not take a limiting modifier, and is usually capitalized in English —called also proper name
See First Known Use of PROPER NOUN
circa 1890
Rhymes with PROPER NOUN
Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun, water down, watered-down
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