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noun phrase
noun phraseNoun phrases are groups of two or more words within a sentence that function grammatically as nouns. They consist of a noun and other words that modify the noun.Noun phrases allow groups of words to function as a noun in the sentence. In this way, nouns can be elaborated upon or modified to add further depth to the sentence without losing their structural role.Continue reading...noun phrasen. Abbr. NP A phrase whose head is a noun, such as the phrase tall trees, whose head is the noun trees.noun phrase n (Grammar) grammar a constituent of a sentence that consists of a noun and any modifiers it may have a noun clause, or a word, such as a pronoun, that takes the place of a noun. Abbreviation: NP Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | noun phrase - a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verbnominal, nominal phrasephrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
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Related to noun phrase: verb phraseSynonyms for noun phrasenoun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verbSynonymsRelated Words |