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indefinite article
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indefinite article
n.
An article, such as English a or an, that does not fix the identity of the noun modified.
indefinite article
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a determiner that expresses nonspecificity of reference, such as a, an, or some Compare definite article
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Noun1.indefinite article - a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
article - (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
Translations
indefinite article
n (Gram) → unbestimmter Artikel
indefinite article n (Gram) the indefinite article → l'articolo indeterminativo
indefinite article n (Gram) the indefinite article → l'articolo indeterminativo


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For example, Gordon's speech as represented by Odum has some striking aspects that, like the regular omission of definite and indefinite articles, can only be attributed to an unusual idiolect.
Lynn Moss Sanders. Howard W. Odum's Folklore Odyssey: Transformation ... by Bell, Sharon Masingale / African American Review
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