How many syllables in noun?

There is 1 syllable in the word noun.

Divide noun into syllables:

noun (noun):: the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.; any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with determiners (see determiner sense b) to serve as the subject of a verb, can be interpreted as singular or plural, can be replaced with a pronoun, and refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept

declension

nominal

substantive

adjective

noun adjective

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