Definition:
Proper nouns are the names of individual people, places, titles, calendar times, etc..
eg: Janet; Simon; London; The President; Tuesday.
Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter. Nouns which are not written with a capital letter do not refer to the name of an individual person or thing and are called common nouns.
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