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MASS NOUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mass noun mean?
• MASS NOUN (noun)
The noun MASS NOUN has 1 sense:
1. a noun that does not form plurals
Familiarity information: MASS NOUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noun that does not form plurals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mass noun" is a kind of...):
noun (a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action)
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