uncountableadjective
uk/ʌnˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/us/ʌnˈkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/specializedB1 An uncountable noun is not used with "a" or "an" and cannot be made plural:
Words like "electricity", "blood", and "happiness" are uncountable.
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- An example of a countable noun is "table', and an example of an uncountable noun is 'money'.
- Some nouns have different senses depending on whether they are thought of as countable or uncountable.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- indirect question
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- reflexive
- superlative
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