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collective noun vs noun

noun vs collective noun

collective noun and noun both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collective noun Yes No No No
noun Yes No No No
As nouns, noun is a hypernym of collective noun; that is, noun is a word with a broader meaning than collective noun:
  • collective noun: a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
  • noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
collective noun (noun) noun (noun)
a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
Difference between collective noun and noun

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