countify

countify
To use as a count noun.

We can, for instance, “countify” <! [sic] quotation marks in original mass nouns which come to be associated with a standard counter or container. Also in distinguishing some particular kind or type of the mass noun substance (by a limiting modifier of some kind), it is possible to readily countify:

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  • Mass noun — Not to be confused with Collective noun. Examples advice air art blood butter deodorant equipment food furniture garbage graffiti grass homework housework information …   Wikipedia

  • countification — noun The conversion of a noncountable noun to a countable noun form. With some mass and abstract nouns, countification is accompanied by a shift of meaning: paper (SC papir) vs. a paper (SC novine, dokument)... See Also: countify …   Wiktionary

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