obecné jméno — meaning in English

English meaning

• common noun noun A noun that names a general class of person, place, thing or idea rather than a particular one, and which is not capitalised unless it begins a sentence.

Senses

obecné jméno is used for these senses in English:

• common name (taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.
• common noun A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo.