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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
  • As expected, The Game (proper noun) between Michigan and Ohio State is an annual top pick.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Isn’t a planet, by definition, always a proper noun?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of proper noun
Noun
  • The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty years after Michael Lewis wrote the book and Brad Pitt played Billy Beane, Moneyball stopped being a title and became a common noun.
    — John E. Harrison, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of common noun
Noun
  • Devising constitutions, or fundamental laws, is so elemental to human society that the collective noun might be a constitution of humans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, flamboyances of flamingos—the collective noun for the birds—have competed with oranges to symbolize the state.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2026
Definition of collective noun
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“Mass noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mass%20noun. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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