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Mass noun
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English
Noun
mass noun (plural: mass nouns)
- 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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