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(linguistics) A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

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bare noun

Source Word

bare noun

Noun

(linguistics) A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

Japanese Meaning

限定詞や冠詞などの修飾語が付かずに単独で用いられる名詞

In some languages, a bare noun can convey generality without needing a determiner.

いくつかの言語では、限定詞や冠詞が付かない無冠詞名詞が総称的な意味を表すことがある。

Sense（1）

(linguistics) A noun used without any apparent quantifier or determiner to modify it.

In "on sale", "sale" is a bare noun.

bare nouns

（ plural ）