mass noun

noun

Definition of mass nounnext
as in count noun

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  1. proper noun
  2. common noun
  3. collective noun
Noun
  • Other proper nouns, like the Darkhold, can be safely tuned out.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Kang inundates readers with proper nouns like the Radiant dynasty and Three Golden Dumplings (to say nothing of the inevitable purple cloud) that vaguely link different points on the timeline, but that have no ties to a social or material world.
    Stephen Kearse, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Definition of proper noun
Noun
  • Jacob believed that the capitalization of common nouns was an inorganic import and did away with it, a choice that inspired parodies in the German press.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But perhaps even worse is the alternate fashion of just using common nouns as names, for example, Rust, Ruby, and Scheme.
    Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of common noun
Noun
  • What’s perhaps most beautiful (in addition to learning that the collective noun for butterflies is a kaleidoscope)?
    Longreads, Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024
  • What is the collective noun for queens? Imelda Staunton's Elizabeth II is joined by younger versions of herself, played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, on the series finale of The Crown, which is now streaming on Netflix.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023
Definition of collective noun
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