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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Noun \Noun\ (noun), noun [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See {Name}.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.
Note: By some grammarians the term noun is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
noun
1: a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing
2: a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
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