countification

countification
The conversion of a noncountable noun to a countable noun form.

With some mass and abstract nouns, "countification" is accompanied by a shift of meaning: paper (SC papir) vs. a paper (SC novine, dokument)...

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  • countify — verb To use as a count noun. We can, for instance, “countify” <! [sic] quotation marks in original mass nouns which come to be associated with a standard counter or container. Also in distinguishing some particular kind or type of the mass… …   Wiktionary

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