noun phrase
noun Grammar.
a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
Origin of noun phrase
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby noun phrase
nouméa,
noun,
noun adjunct,
noun clause,
noun incorporation,
noun phrase,
nourice,
nourish,
nourishing,
nourishment,
nous
British Dictionary definitions for noun phrase
noun phrase
noun
grammar
a constituent of a sentence that consists of a noun and any modifiers it may have a noun clause, or a word, such as a pronoun, that takes the place of a noun
Abbreviation: NP