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A '''count noun''' is a [[noun]] that can be pluralized and combined with [[cardinal numeral]]s and that generally denotes an individuatable object, while a '''mass noun''' is a noun that generally denotes an amorphous mass and that cannot be combined with numerals or pluralized.

===Comments===
See the discussion in Jespersen (1924:198).

===Synonyms===
*[[individuative and continuative]]

===Reference===
{{:Jespersen 1924}}

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