Complete Definition of "mass noun"

English
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Noun
en-noun|sg=mass noun

  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.<ref name="OED-def">The Oxford English Dictionary [Second Edition]</ref>

Antonyms
count noun
countable noun

See also
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collective noun
noun of assemblage
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noun of multitude
Appendix:Collective nouns
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Synonyms
non-count noun
uncountable noun

Translations
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Dutch: t|nl|niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord|n, t|nl|niet-telbaar substantief|n
Finnish: t|fi|ainesana
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Spanish: t|es|nombre incontable|m (t+|es|de t+|es|sustancia)
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Category:Grammar

fr:mass noun
simple:mass noun
tr:mass noun

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