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submitted 1 week ago by NewDay@feddit.org to c/english@lemmy.ca

Trying to improve my English. This is the Cambridge Dictionary and I would like to know what the '(C or U)' next to B1 means. Is it something important to master the English language? Thank you for your answers.

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

[C] Countable noun: a noun that has a plural.

[U] Uncountable or singular noun: a noun that has no plural.

from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/codes.html

[-] NewDay@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[-] NewDay@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Apparently, it means countable and uncountable.

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