universal sorter
universal sorter · universal sorters
A mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable and abstractA mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable and abstract.
Meaning
1 sensesA mechanism whereby uncountable nouns are made countable and abstract.
Origin
Compound of universal + sorter; first used in print in or around 1981 by Hendrik Bunt (seeCompound of universal + sorter; first used in print in or around 1981 by Hendrik Bunt (see quote below) modeled on universal grinder.
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Forms
plural: universal sorters| Singular | universal sorter |
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