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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 pluralsplay

  Familiarity information: MASS NOUN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASS NOUN (noun)


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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