phrasal noun
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
phrasal noun (plural phrasal nouns)
- (grammar) A noun consisting of a verb followed by a particle or preposition; the substantive counterpart of a phrasal verb (in grammar schemas that use that concept), conveying gerundive meaning.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- noun phrase (not to be confused; a phrase that functions much like a compound noun and has a [component] noun as its head)
- phrasal verb
- verb phrase
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Category:English phrasal nouns on Wiktionary.