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INDEFINITE ARTICLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indefinite article mean? 

INDEFINITE ARTICLE (noun)
  The noun INDEFINITE ARTICLE has 1 sense:

1. a determiner (as 'a' or 'some' in English) that indicates nonspecific referenceplay

  Familiarity information: INDEFINITE ARTICLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDEFINITE ARTICLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A determiner (as 'a' or 'some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("indefinite article" is a kind of...):

article ((grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase)


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