Mass noun
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noun


(1)   A noun that does not form plurals
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Usage notes

  • In English, mass nouns, such as information and money, generally have no plural form and are not used with the indefinite article or numbers (so “an information” and “seven money” are incorrect).
  • Some mass nouns, such as whisky, can also be count nouns when they refer to a variety (“Scotch and Canadian whiskies”) or in informal usage to denote a serving (“please bring us two whiskies”).

See also


  • collective noun
  • noun of assemblage

  • noun of multitude
  • singulare tantum

  • Appendix:Collective nouns
  • Wikipedia’s list of collective nouns by collective term
 
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