"noun class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noun classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} noun class (plural noun classes)
  1. (linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family. Wikipedia link: noun class Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (a category into which nouns may be organised): naamwoordklas (Afrikaans), nominale klasse [feminine] (Dutch), substantiiviluokka (Finnish), classe nominale [feminine] (French), Nominalklasse [feminine] (German), именно́й класс (imennój klass) [masculine] (Russian), ngeli (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-noun_class-en-noun-bBzurd0h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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