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count nouns

count nouns is the plural of count noun.

Meaning of count noun

Noun

count noun (plural count nouns)

  1. A noun which refers to something that can be counted.
    • Count nouns refer to countable things, like objects, types of people and animals, and even abstract things and events. Such nouns can be singular or plural. Plural number is typically marked on English count nouns with an -s or -es on the end of the word, such as girls, pizzas, rocks, neighbors...2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Dependency Grammar” (chapter 3), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 53
    Synonyms:
    countable noun

Questions about count nouns

What is count nouns the plural of?
Count nouns is the plural of count noun.

Words near count nouns in the dictionary

  1. count form
  2. count forms
  3. count in
  4. count noses
  5. count noun
  6. count nouns
  7. count off
  8. count on
  9. count on one hand
  10. count on the fingers of one hand
  11. count one's blessings

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