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common noun

noun (or noun phrase) that primarily refers to a class of entities or instances
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common noun

Summary

common noun ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • common noun is a type of noun phrase[2].
  • common noun is a type of noun[3].
  • common noun is part of proper and common nouns[4].
  • common noun is the opposite of proper noun[5].
  • common noun's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#CommonNoun[6].
  • common noun's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/CommonNoun[7].
  • common noun's different from is recorded as Common name[8].
  • common noun's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133077721[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include noun phrase[2] and noun[3]. common noun is the opposite of proper noun[5].

Use and Application

common noun is part of proper and common nouns[4].

Why It Matters

common noun ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → proper and common nouns
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → noun phrase, noun
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546302905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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