Definition of noun phrase
: a phrase formed by a noun and all its modifiers and determiners
broadly
: any syntactic element (such as a clause, clitic, pronoun, or zero element) with a noun's function (such as the subject of a verb or the object of a verb or preposition)
—abbreviation NP
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The first known use of noun phrase was in 1884
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