🔤 Adnoun ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
ism sifat jo ism ke tor par istemal ho (lisaniyat)
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ENGLISH
📚noun
adnoun
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈædnaʊn/
Phonetic: /ad nown/
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DEFINITION
an adjective used as a noun (e.g., "the poor", "the rich", "the brave")
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
In the phrase "the homeless," the word functions grammatically as an adnoun.
Linguists categorize substantivized adjectives as forms of an adnoun.
Using an adnoun allows writers to refer collectively to groups of people.
The classical grammar textbook explained the usage rules for an adnoun. "The elderly" serves as a common adnoun in formal English prose.
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SYNONYMS
nominal adjective substantivized adjective
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