"noun clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noun clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} noun clause (plural noun clauses)
  1. (grammar) A clause that is used as a subject or object. Wikipedia link: noun clause Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: nominal clause Translations (subordinate clause): proposition substantive [feminine] (French), proposition nominale [feminine] (French), fallsetning [feminine] (Icelandic), ainmchlásal [masculine] (Irish), oración completiva [feminine] (Spanish), oración sustantiva (Spanish), นามานุประโยค (naa-maa-nú-bprà-yòok) (Thai)

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