■ ~ Grammar a word (other than a pro~) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common ~ ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper ~ ).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from L. nomen 'name'.
■ ~ Grammar a word (other than a pro~) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common ~ ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper ~ ).
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from L. nomen 'name'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004