Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indefinite article

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
in-def-i-nite ar-ti-cle
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

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Questions

What does indefinite article mean?
A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

How to pronounce indefinite article

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