measure word
English
Noun
measure word (plural measure words)
- (linguistics) A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.
Synonyms
- count word
- counter
- counter word
- counting word
- numeral classifier
- numerary adjunct
Translations
measure word, classifier
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