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/ˈnaʊn freɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A word or group of words functioning as a noun, typically consisting of a noun and its modifiers.
"In the sentence 'The big brown dog barked', 'The big brown dog' is a noun phrase."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in modern linguistics as a combination of 'noun' (from Middle English, from Latin nōmen) and 'phrase' (from French phrase, from Late Latin phrasis, from Greek phrasis 'diction').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noun phrase" is said worldwide
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groupe nominal
Transliteration: group no-mi-nal
"Le chat noir est un groupe nominal."
Noun Phrase
Transliteration: nown freyz
"Eine Noun Phrase besteht aus einem Nomen und seinen Begleitern."
sintagma nominale
Transliteration: sin-tag-ma no-mi-na-le
"Il cane grande è un sintagma nominale."
sintagma nominal
Transliteration: sin-tag-ma no-mi-nal
"El coche rojo es un sintagma nominal."
sintagma nominal
Transliteration: sin-tah-gah-mah no-mi-naw
"O gato preto é um sintagma nominal."
संज्ञा पदबंध
Transliteration: sangya padbandh
"'वह बड़ी लाल कार' एक संज्ञा पदबंध है।"
名词短语
Transliteration: míngcí duǎnyǔ
"“那只大黑狗”是一个名词短语。"
명사구
Transliteration: myeong-sa-gu
"'저 큰 개'는 명사구입니다."
名詞句
Transliteration: meishi-ku
"「その大きな赤い車」は名詞句です。"
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