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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Jackie #202691 10/01/2011 12:15 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Originally Posted By: Jackie It's not a terribly common word; and I certainly had no idea it was an eponym (thanks, Anu). I haven't got my AWAD yet but I can guess what it says, Jackie (and that is interesting). A colour is also the name...>> noun and also in Celadon case..it's the name of a type of pottery too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? RedHoax 09/30/2011 2:17 PM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? goofy 09/30/2011 7:20 PM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Jackie 10/01/2011 12:55 AM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Candy 10/01/2011 12:15 PM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Tromboniator 10/01/2011 10:23 PM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? BranShea 10/03/2011 3:40 PM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Jackie 10/02/2011 1:47 AM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Candy 10/02/2011 2:04 AM Re: How is celadon a noun and not an adjective? Tromboniator 10/02/2011 11:18 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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