indefinite+quantity

  • 131measure — I. n. 1. Standard (of measurement). 2. Rule, gauge. 3. Extent. 4. Limit, determined length. 5. Allotment, share, due proportion. 6. Moderation, just degree. 7. Degree, indefinite quantity …

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  • 132ample — Fowler (1926) wrote that ample was ‘legitimate only with nouns denoting immaterial or abstract things’ such as opportunity, praise, provision, and time. He did not accept that it could be properly used in attributive position before nouns like… …

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