"distributive number" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: distributive number
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A distributive number is a word that answers "how many times each?" or "how many at a time?"
    Sense id: simple-distributive_number-en-phrase-R2Re8Ubm Categories (other): Grammar
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