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indefinite articles

indefinite articles is the plural of indefinite article.

Meaning of indefinite article

Noun

indefinite article (plural indefinite articles)

  1. A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.
    • The English Indefinite Article, "a" or "an", is more frequently used that the Italian Indefinite Article, "un", "uno", "una".1884, Napoleone Perini, “On the Use of the Indefinite Article”, in An Italian Conversation Grammar, page 98

Questions about indefinite articles

What is indefinite articles the plural of?
Indefinite articles is the plural of indefinite article.

Words near indefinite articles in the dictionary

  1. indefinably
  2. indefinite
  3. indefinite adjective
  4. indefinite adjectives
  5. indefinite article
  6. indefinite articles
  7. indefinite call sign
  8. indefinite call signs
  9. indefinite integral
  10. indefinite integrals
  11. indefinite pronoun

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