"zero article" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zero articles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zero article (plural zero articles)
  1. (grammar) The non-appearance of an article before a noun. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (non-appearance of an article): 零冠詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 零冠词 (língguàncí) (Chinese Mandarin), artikkelin puuttuminen (Finnish), article zéro [masculine] (French), Nullartikel [masculine] (German), artigo zero [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "零冠詞"
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