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mass noun

A noun, such as sand, oil, or honesty, that denotes a substance or concept indivisible into countable units and is preceded in English indefinite constructions by modifiers such as some or much rather than a or one.

mass noun

(Linguistics) a noun that refers to an extended substance rather than to each of a set of isolable objects, as, for example, water as opposed to lake. In English when used indefinitely they are characteristically preceded by some rather than a or an; they do not have normal plural forms Compare count noun

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mass noun - a noun that does not form plurals

noun - a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action

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all comparative comparative degree count noun fewer graffito least less little More more than most much nary No noun overmuch several slight			Furniture (which refers to a collective whole), on the other hand, is a non-count noun. How to Use Count and Non-Count Nouns by Jane Sumerset / Writing and Speaking community			non-breakable non-buoyant non-cash non-cash expense non-Catholic non-Christian non-Christian priest non-com non-combatant non-combustible non-commercial non-commissioned non-committal non-committally non-completion non-compliance non-conducting non-conductor non-contagious non-contributory non-controversial non-conventional non-convertible non-cooperation non-cooperative Non-count noun non-cumulative non-dedicated file server non-delivery non-denominational non-discrimination non-discriminatory non-distinctive non-drinker non-drip non-durable non-dutiable Non-ego non-elective non-engagement Non-Episcopal non-essential non-EU non-Euclidean non-Euclidean geometry non-event non-executive non-existence non-existent non-expendable supplies and material non-fattening			Non-Convertible Debenture Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares Non-Convulsive Generalized Status Epilepticus Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus non-cooperation non-cooperative Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories Non-Cooperative Game Theory Non-Cooperative Identification Non-Cooperative Power Control Non-Cooperative Power Control Game Non-Cooperative Power Control Game with Pricing Non-Cooperative Target Classification Non-Cooperative Target Identification Non-Cooperative Target Recognition Non-Cooperative Threat Recognition Non-Cooperative Throughput Game Non-Core Competencies Working Group Non-Coronary Collateral Blood Circulation Non-Coronary Cusp Non-Corrosive Non-Corrugated Fiberboard Non-Cortical Type of Striatocapsular Infarction Non-count noun Non-countable noun non-covered officer Non-Credible Inconsequential Non-Crimp Fabrics Non-Criteria Air Pollutants Non-Critical Phase-Matching Non-Critical Sensitive Non-Critical Waveform Intersection non-cubic-axial superlattice non-cumulative non-cumulative Non-Cumulative Preference Share Non-Cumulative Preference Shares Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock Non-Cumulative Preferred Stocks Non-Cumulative Stock Non-Cumulative Stocks Non-Cupative Will Non-Cupative Will Non-Cupative Will Non-Cupative Wills Non-Cupative Wills Non-Cupative Wills Non-Current Non-current asset Non-current asset Non-current assets Non-current assets Non-current liabilities Non-current liability

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mass noun (redirected from Non-count noun)

mass noun
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