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countable noun

 
/ˈkaʊntəbl ˌnaʊn/ noun

Definition

B1 a noun that can be used in the singular and the plural: ‘House’ is a countable noun.
(Definition of countable noun noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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