countable noun

  • 1countable noun — [[t]ka͟ʊntəb(ə)l na͟ʊn[/t]] countable nouns N COUNT A countable noun is the same as a count noun …

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  • 2countable noun — noun (OED 1914) a noun that has both singular and plural usage, though not necessarily two different forms. Examples: Syn: count noun Ant: mass noun, non count noun, uncountable noun …

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  • 3countable noun — /ˈkaʊntəbəl naʊn/ (say kowntuhbuhl nown) noun → count noun …

  • 4countable — [ˈkaʊntəb(ə)l] adj linguistics a countable noun is a noun that has a plural and can be used after ‘a when it is singular. Countable nouns are marked ‘[C] in this dictionary Ant: uncountable …

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  • 5countable — count|a|ble [ kauntəbl ] adjective LINGUISTICS a countable noun is a noun that has a plural and can be used after a when it is singular …

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  • 6countable — adjective a countable noun has both a singular and a plural form see also: count noun, compare uncountable …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7countable — UK [ˈkaʊntəb(ə)l] / US adjective linguistics a countable noun is a noun that has a plural and can be used after a when it is singular …

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  • 8Countable set — Countable redirects here. For the linguistic concept, see Count noun. Not to be confused with (recursively) enumerable sets. In mathematics, a countable set is a set with the same cardinality (number of elements) as some subset of the set of… …

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  • 9noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …

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  • 10noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ …

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