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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 reference
Familiarity information: INDEFINITE ARTICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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