universal packager
universal packager · universal packagers
A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable by grouping into unitsA mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable by grouping into units.
Meaning
1 sensesA mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable by grouping into units.
Origin
Compound of universal + packager; first used in print in 1986 by Emmon Bach (see quote belCompound of universal + packager; first used in print in 1986 by Emmon Bach (see quote below) modeled on universal grinder.
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Forms
plural: universal packagers| Singular | universal packager |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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