noncount noun

noun

non·​count noun ˌnän-ˈkau̇nt- How to pronounce noncount noun (audio)
: mass noun

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of noncount noun was in 1968

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noncorrosive

noncount noun

noncountry

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“Noncount noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncount%20noun. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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