English Explanatory Dictionary

measure word

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-measure word.wav

Word forms

measure word measure words

Synonyms

count word counter counter word counting word numeral classifier numerary adjunct

Related words

classifier
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