A common noun is a general name for a person, a place, a thing, or an idea and is lowercased.
entrepreneur
stock exchange
skyscraper
ideology
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
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Understanding Grammar: Parts of Speech: Common Noun
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