Noun

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(Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.

Noun	1.	noun - a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing
	2.	noun - a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb

collective noun, common noun, content word, count noun, mass noun, open-class word, proper name, proper noun, substantive