What does "noun phrase" mean?

A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.

Noun phrase

Common synonyms include: nominal phrase, antecedent, appositive, clause, clay sculpture, cnidarian classes.

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1
A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.
"Many collocations are noun phrases."
2
a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb wordnet

"Many collocations are noun phrases."