Nounhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being a noun. uncountable

    "It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail."

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"It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail."

Etymology

From noun + -hood.

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proper nounhood

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