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Noun

mass noun (plural: mass nouns)

  1. A noun describing something that cannot be counted, usually with no plural form and used without the indefinite article. Examples: information, money, soap. In contrast, dollar and euro are examples of count nouns. Some nouns, such as wine, can be either mass nouns or count nouns: as a mass noun, wine refers to wine in general; as a count noun (with plural wines) wine refers to a variety of wine.

Synonyms

  • uncountable noun, non-count noun

Antonyms

Translations

  • Dutch: niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord
  • Finnish: ainesana



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