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uncount¹

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From un- (reversive prefix) + count (“to amount”).

verb uncounts · uncounting · uncounted

  1. ambitransitive To deduct from a count; discount or subtract. Children accomplish learning how to count, and then almost immediately they have to learn how to 'uncount', that is, subtract.

uncount²

Where it comes from

From un- (“not”) + count (“countable”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Uncountable. For example, the term abuse would require at least one definition for the uncount usage ‘invective, insulting language’, and another for the count usage ‘an item of invective, an insult’.

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"uncount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/uncount. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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uncount. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/uncount

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"uncount." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/uncount.

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@misc{uncount_2026,
  title = {uncount},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncount},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}