Definition zero article in American English

zero article noun

[singular] noun

/ˌzɪroʊ ˈɑrtɪk(ə)l/

in English, the absence of an article before nouns that refer to something that is indefinite. For example, in the sentence "She loves cheese but hates eggs" both "cheese" and "eggs" have zero article.

Synonyms and related words

accusative adjunct allomorph

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