n.
Pronunciation: ' nau ̇ n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nowne, from Anglo-French nominative, noun name, noun, from Latin nomen ― more at NAME
Date: 14th century
: any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with determiners to serve as the subject of a verb, can be interpreted as singular or plural, can be replaced with a pronoun, and refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept