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  2. English nouns - Wikipedia

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    English nouns primarily function as the heads of noun phrases, which prototypically function at the clause level as subjects, objects, and predicative complements. These phrases are the only English phrases whose structure includes determinatives and predeterminatives, which add abstract-specifying meaning such as definiteness and proximity.

  3. Noun - Wikipedia

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    A proper noun (sometimes called a proper name, though the two terms normally have different meanings) is a noun that represents a unique entity (India, Pegasus, Jupiter, Confucius, Pequod) – as distinguished from common nouns (or appellative nouns), which describe a class of entities (country, animal, planet, person, ship). [11]

  4. Semantic class - Wikipedia

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    For example within nouns there are two sub classes, concrete nouns and abstract nouns. The concrete nouns include people, plants, animals, materials and objects while the abstract nouns refer to concepts such as qualities, actions, and processes. According to the nature of the noun, they are categorized into different semantic classes.

  5. Abstraction (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Object abstraction, or simply abstraction, is a concept wherein terms for objects become used for more abstract concepts, which in some languages develop into further abstractions such as verbs and grammatical words (grammaticalisation). Abstraction is common in human language, though it manifests in different ways for different languages.

  6. BBC Bitesize - Wikipedia

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    GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    Also compound nouns semiquaver (US: sixteenth note), demisemiquaver (US: thirty-second note), hemidemisemiquaver (US: sixty-fourth note); see note value. Also a variety of snack food potato crisp/chip. queue A sequence or line of people (maybe in vehicles or whatever) awaiting their turn for a service or activity (similar to US line). quid

  8. Abstract - Wikipedia

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    Abstract may refer to: "Abstract", a 2017 episode of the animated television series Adventure Time; Abstract, 1962 album by Joe Harriott; Abstract algebra, sets with specific operations acting on their elements; Abstract of title, a summary of the documents affecting the title to a parcel of land; Abstract (law), a summary of a legal document

  9. Abstract noun - Wikipedia

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    With possibilities: This is a redirect from a title that potentially could be expanded into a new article or other type of associated page such as a new template.The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page.