ADNOUN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An adjective used as a noun

Example:

'meek' in 'blessed are the meek' is an adnoun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("adnoun" is a kind of...):

common noun (a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)

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