"countability" meaning in English

See countability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaʊnt.əˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
Etymology: count + -ability Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|count|ability}} count + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} countability (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being countable. Wikipedia link: Count noun, Countable set Tags: uncountable Related terms: universal grinder, universal packager, universal sorter Translations (quality of being countable): spočetnost [feminine] (Czech), megszámlálhatóság (english: mathematics/grammar) (Hungarian), számszerűség [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Hungarian), kebolehbilangan (Malay), numerabilitate [feminine, rare] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-countability-en-noun-ofMcdllr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability

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