Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Grammarcommon nounˌcommon ˈnoun noun [countable] SLGin grammar, a common noun is any noun that is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing. For example, ‘book’, ’sugar’, and ‘stuff’ are common nouns. → proper noun, noun ldoceonline.com
