Definition of Mass Noun in English :

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Mass Noun meaning in English

Meaning of Mass Noun in English

Pronunciation of Mass Noun in English

Mass Noun pronunciation in English

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Mass Noun

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Noun

1. mass noun

a noun that does not form plurals

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Mass Noun

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noun
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

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a noun denoting an abstraction or something that is uncountable, and not preceded by a or an: it is typically in a singular construction, but may be singular or plural in form (Ex.: love, girlhood, butter, news)
see also count noun

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Mass Noun

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n.
A noun, such as furniture, water, or honesty, that cannot be modified by the indefinite article, does not occur in the plural, and is often preceded by modifiers such as some or much or by a phrase containing a unit of measurement. Some nouns can function both as mass nouns (There are sixty boxes of tile in the warehouse) and as count nouns (We had to cut a tile in half to fit the end of the row). Also called noncount noun. See Usage Note at collective noun.

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