"binary noun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binary nouns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} binary noun (plural binary nouns)
  1. (grammar) A type of plural-only noun denoting an object which consists of two parts joined together, e.g., scissors, pants, eyeglasses. Categories (topical): Grammar Hypernyms: pluralia tantum
    Sense id: en-binary_noun-en-noun-8mxriBEJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for binary noun meaning in English (1.2kB)

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