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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/
Adjective
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Positive
uncountable
Comparative
none
Superlative
none
(
grammar
) A word is
uncountable
if it means something that there is not a set number of. This usually means that it names a
substance
like
water
or
wood
.
Uncountable
words are sometimes called
mass nouns
, and they cannot be
plural
.
Antonym:
countable