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   mass noun

   noun

   • 1. a noun denoting something that cannot be counted (e.g. a substance or quality), in English usually a noun which lacks a plural in ordinary usage and is not used with the indefinite article, e.g. china, happiness.
   • ▪ a noun denoting something that normally cannot be counted but that may be countable when it refers to different units or types, e.g. coffee (I drank some coffee, I ordered two coffees).

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