Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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major form class | Yes | No | No | No |
noun | Yes | No | No | No |
major form class (noun) | noun (noun) |
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any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | 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 |