# Noun: noun

### Cambridge Dictionary

> *"a word that refers to a* [*person*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person)*,* [*place*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/place)*, thing,* [*event*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/event)*,* [*substance*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/substance)*, or* [*quality*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quality)*"*

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### Merriam-Webster

> *"a word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and is typically used in a sentence as subject or object of a verb or as object of a preposition"*

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