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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A text for students devoted seven pages to the use of a capital letter to indicate a proper noun . ▪ Answer: a. Why: Use hyphens with a prefix and a proper noun . ▪ There are 60 grammatical categories specified within this lexicon ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius. Cf. Appropriate .] Belonging to one; one's own; individual. ``His proper good'' [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. ``My proper son.'' --Shak. Now learn the difference, ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A proper noun is a noun that in its primary application refers to a unique entity, such as London , Jupiter , Sarah , or Microsoft , as distinguished from a common noun , which usually refers to a class of entities ( city, planet, person, corporation ), ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized [syn: proper name ] [ant: common noun ]