count noun
noun [C] (also countable noun) specializedDefinition
B1 a noun that can be used in the singular and the plural: Count nouns are shown in this dictionary with [C].Parts of speech
(Definition of count noun noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abstract noun noun
- adjective noun
- adjunct noun (GRAMMAR)
- adv noun
- article noun (GRAMMAR)
- collective noun noun
- countable noun noun
- definite article noun
- indefinite article noun
- interjection noun
- n noun (GRAMMAR)
- noun noun
- noun phrase noun
- part of speech noun
- prep noun (GRAMMAR)
- preposition noun
- pron noun
- pronoun noun
- proper noun noun
- v noun
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