MASS NOUN


Meaning of MASS NOUN in English

( mass nouns)

1.

A mass noun is a noun such as ‘wine’ which is usually uncount but is used with ‘a’ or ‘an’ or used in the plural when it refers to types of that substance, as in ‘a range of Australian wines’.

N-COUNT

2.

In some descriptions of grammar, a mass noun is the same as an uncount noun .

N-COUNT

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