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Abstract Noun

Definition

An abstract noun is a noun that denotes something viewed as a nonmaterial referent.

Discussion

An abstract noun is frequently treated as a mass noun.

See also

Referent Mass Noun

Sources 2

  1. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 2
  2. Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 247
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