grammar

1. what is the definition of ‘noun’

a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things , or to name a particular one of these
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
a word that describes an object

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a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has
used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence