count noun
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈkaʊnt ˌnaʊn/us/ˈkaʊnt ˌnaʊn/(alsocountable noun)B1
anounthat can be used in thesingularand theplural:
可数名词Countnounsareshownin thisdictionarywith [C].可数名词在本词典中用[C]标示。
- You can alsocallacountnouna 'countablenoun', whichshowsthat it's thetypeofnounthat can becounted.
- You can say 'books' when there is more than one, so 'book' is acountnoun,unlike'information' which isuncountable.
Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adj
- adjectival
- adjectivally
- adjunct
- adv
- adverb
- adverbial
- common noun
- concrete noun
- conj
- conjunction
- connective
- countable noun
- indefinite article
- noun
- part of speech
- pronoun
- relative pronoun
- verb