nom

Definitions of nom
  1. noun
    a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
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    types:
    nom propre
    a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
    nom commun
    a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
    nom verbal
    a noun that is derived from a verb
    type of:
    mot sens
    a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
    substantif
    any word or group of words functioning as a noun
  2. noun
    any word or group of words functioning as a noun
    synonyms: substantif
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    types:
    nom propre
    a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
    nom commun
    a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
    type of:
    mot
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  3. noun
    as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")
    synonyms: part
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    type of:
    position, poste
    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  4. noun
    family based on male descent
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    type of:
    famille
    people descended from a common ancestor
  5. noun
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
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    nom de famille
    the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
    petit nom, prénom
    the name that precedes the surname
    pseudonyme
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
    pseudonyme
    a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
    appellation, désignation
    identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    signature
    your name written in your own handwriting
    marque
    a name given to a product or service
    nom de jeune fille
    a woman's surname before marriage
    surnom
    a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
    pseudonyme
    an author's pseudonym
    titre
    an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
    titre
    an appellation signifying nobility
    autographe
    a person's own signature
    endos, endossement
    a signature that validates something
    type of:
    unité linguistique
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
  6. noun
    the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
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