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Term: Inanimate Nouns

Definition:

An inanimate noun refers to things that are not alive. An animate noun refers to living things such as people and animals.

See Also: Concrete Noun; Abstract Noun; Proper Noun; Adjectival Noun; Noun as Adjective; Collective Noun; Mass Noun; Substantive

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