un·count·a·ble

(ŭn-koun′tə-bəl)

adj.

Too many to be counted; innumerable: an uncountable number of tourists.

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uncountable

(ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl)

adj

1. too many to be counted; innumerable

2. (Linguistics) linguistics denoting a noun that does not refer to an isolable object. See mass noun

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uncountable

adjective

Too great to be calculated:

countless, immeasurable, incalculable, incomputable, inestimable, infinite, innumerable, measureless.

Translations

nepočitatelnýnespočetný

unzählbar unzählig zahllosüberabzählbar

lukematonluvutonnumeroitumatonylinumeroituva

indénombrable

incalcolabile innumerevole

不可算数えきれないほどの無数の

overaftelbaar

nieprzeliczalny

incontável

oräkneligouppräknelig

uncountable

[ˈʌnˈkaʊntəbl] ADJ → incontable

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uncountable

adj (Gram) → unzählbar

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