indefinite article

in·def·i·nite ar·ti·cle

I i

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-def-uh-nit ahr-ti-kuh l]
- /ɪnˈdɛf ə nɪt ˈɑr tɪ kəl/
- /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət ˈɑːtɪkl/

Definitions of indefinite article words

noun indefinite article an article, as English a, an, that denotes class membership of the noun it modifies without particularizing it. 1
countable noun indefinite article The words 'a' and 'an' are sometimes called the indefinite article. 0
noun indefinite article a determiner that expresses nonspecificity of reference, such as a, an, or some 0

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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