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
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
zero article
noun singular linguistics
US /ˌzɪroʊ ˈɑrtɪk(ə)l/
DEFINITIONS1
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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.