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measure word

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

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. count word
  2. counter
  3. counter word
  4. counting word
  5. numeral classifier

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. classifier

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