"massness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From mass + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mass|ness}} mass + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} massness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being a part of a mass. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-massness-en-noun-h1VDGU6e
  2. (linguistics, of a noun) The quality of being a mass noun. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-massness-en-noun-9rxHYsDa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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