Definition of mass noun

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mass noun

noun

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>

Translations:

Dutch: (t, nl, niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord, n), (t, nl, niet-telbaar substantief, n)
Spanish: (t, es, nombre incontable, m) (es^{(es, de}} {{t+)}sustancia)

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