classifier
noun/ˈklæsɪˌfaɪər/
Frequency rank: #17,693 most common English word
Meaning
a word used with a number or demonstrative to categorize nouns, common in East Asian languages.
Example sentence
In Chinese grammar, you must use classifier between a number and a noun.
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