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'min': 3.05, 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, Countable and uncountable nouns with different meanings. var pbHdSlots = [ } googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_tc", "resp"); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_dc", "english"); enableSendAllBids: false googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (!event.isEmpty && event.slot.renderCallback) { event.slot.renderCallback(event); } }); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, These are sometimes called collective nouns. var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1063, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]]).addSize([963, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); He supposes that nouns and verbs in that simulation are non-overlapping input categories. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, Nowadays, people usually prefer more neutral forms. iasLog("exclusion label : lcp"); iasLog("criterion : cdo_pc = dictionary"); The rules for making the plural of nouns depend on the spelling and pronunciation. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, Nouns make up the largest class of words in most languages, including English. Compound nouns can be formed in different ways. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, noon. A particular noun can have any or all of these kinds of uses. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, A common noun refers to a person, place, or thing but is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}, An attributive noun is a noun that modifies another noun that immediately follows it, such as business in business meeting. We can put two noun phrases (np) together to refer to the same person or thing. The most common way is to put two nouns together (noun + noun); other common types are adjective + noun and verb + noun. 'min': 8.50, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, dfpSlots['leftslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_leftslot', [[120, 600], [160, 600]], 'ad_leftslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_leftslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'left').addService(googletag.pubads()); storage: { googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); 14th century, in the meaning defined above, Middle English nowne, from Anglo-French nom, noun name, noun, from Latin nomen — more at name. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, }; (mass) Time seemed to stop when I saw him for the first time. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, 'increment': 0.05, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, Letters for you arrive regularly." Nouns referring to people do not have separate forms for men (male form) and women (female form). They consist of adverb phrases, prepositional phrases and clauses. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, This is the fourth woe. pid: '94' { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! dfpSlots['houseslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [], 'ad_houseslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().set("page_url", "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/noun"); 'max': 30, var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); - Woe unto them that call evil good. var mapping_houseslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], [300, 250]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [120, 600] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654208' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, } These are called countable nouns. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, params: { dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); 'max': 36, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); } bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_ptl", "entry-lcp"); }, dfpSlots['btmslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_btmslot', [[300, 250], 'fluid'], 'ad_btmslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_btmslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en"); Plural nouns have only one form and are used with plural verb forms: "Townspeople are invited to a forum on the project," "These scissors are dull.". Most nouns form their plural by adding -s: We often form nouns from other parts of speech, most commonly from a verb or an adjective. Nouns which only ever refer to one thing are called singular nouns: "Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun," "We heard a terrible din in the alley." { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, adjectives). { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, filterSettings: { [1350–1400; Middle English nowne < Anglo-French noun < Latin nōmen name] ... adjective nominal. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, place, possession, identifying features). { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, This account might receive further support if the verbs actually attested with habitual do tended to have action nouns based on them. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, 'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'? { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_dc = english"); What made you want to look up noun? Accessed 13 Feb. 2021. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing; it usually begins with a capital letter: Abraham Lincoln, Argentina, and World War I are all proper nouns. pbjs.que = pbjs.que || []; { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_HDX' }}, There are a number of different categories of nouns. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion('lcp').setCategoryExclusion('resp').setCategoryExclusion('wprod'); if(pl_p) bidders: '*', btScript.src = '//idmgroup-com.videoplayerhub.com/videoloader.js'; See more. 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"authorizationTimeout": 10000 ", Some nouns are not count or mass nouns. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); Noun phrases: complements or postmodifiers? { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity, Blood is thicker than water. Determiners come first in a noun phrase (e.g. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, There are notably fewer feminine noun categories (even easier to memorize!). { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }}, However, some word endings can show that the word is probably a noun. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, Delivered to your inbox! name: "unifiedId", googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en"); 'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'. googletag.pubads().setTargeting('cdo_alc_pr', pl_p.split(",")); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, name: "pubCommonId", { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, 'buckets': [{ Feminine Groups. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, This proper noun begins with a capital letter. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, addPrebidAdUnits(pbAdUnits); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, ", Gerunds are nouns that are identical to the present participle (-ing form) of a verb, as in "I enjoy swimming more than running.". { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, Plural means more than one. Proper noun : Definition : A proper noun is the name of some particular person, place, thing, particular event, or group. Learn a new word every day. They cannot be used with numbers. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '1666926', position: 'btf' }}, var pbDesktopSlots = [ These studies examined the roles of phonological, morphological, and orthographic features of nouns in gender classification. {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, }, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, 'min': 31, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, },{ Operative definition, a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker. window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; 2. pbjs.setConfig(pbjsCfg); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, storage: { bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, 'max': 3, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words? They are prepositional phrases or clauses which are necessary to complete the meaning of the noun. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [120, 600] }}, A collective noun is a noun that names a group of people or things, such as flock or squad. We call this nominalisation: Some nouns are used only in the singular, even though they end in -s. These include: the names of academic subjects such as classics, economics, mathematics/maths, physics; the physical activities gymnastics and aerobics; the diseases measles and mumps; and the word news: Some nouns only have a plural form. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, Singular means just one of the person, animal or thing which the noun refers to. How to use left in a sentence. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776140', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, name: "criteo" }); What is a noun? iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). - Supernatural darkness. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, ", A mass noun (or noncount noun) refers to something that cannot be counted. { Some examples are: It is not always possible to identify a noun by its form. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, Postmodifiers come after the head in a noun phrase. Some nouns consist of more than one word. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; A noun refers to a person, animal or thing. These are called uncountable nouns, because they cannot be separated or counted. 'cap': true dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); There are common nouns and proper nouns. },{ dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [320, 50] }}, audience, committee, government, team). "error": true, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, var pbMobileLrSlots = [ Some nouns refer to groups of people (e.g. "authorizationFallbackResponse": { 'increment': 0.01, Before the head of a noun phrase, determiners come first, then adjectives, then nouns acting as modifiers. var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); Some nouns refer to things which, in English, are treated as separate items which can be counted. var btScript = document.createElement('script'); (Idioms with ‘water’, Part 2), Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. // FIXME: (temporary) - send ad requests only if PlusPopup is not shown These nouns look like adjectives but they're not. {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]] } }, ga('send', 'pageview'); Add noun to one of your lists below, or create a new one. Left definition is - of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located. syncDelay: 3000 params: { Some collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether they are considered as a single unit or as a collection of individuals: Most English nouns do not have grammatical gender. priceGranularity: customGranularity, Browse our dictionary apps today and ensure you are never again lost for words. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, Define noun. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}]; {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, 'max': 8, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, Send us feedback. How to use a word that (literally) drives some pe... Winter has returned along with cold weather. For learners of English, the most important feature of a noun is whether it can be counted. } "sign-out": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signout?rid=READER_ID" googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, }; "login": { {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, Many nouns have particular prepositions which normally follow them. “Noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Militant means vigorously active, combative and/or aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in "militant reformers". Postmodifiers are not necessary; they give extra information about the noun which helps to identify it or locate it in some way. nombre, sustantivo, sustantivo [masculine…. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, pbjsCfg = { { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot2_flex' }}, }] Count nouns have both singular and plural forms and can be used with both singular and plural verb forms, as with the word letter in "A letter for you is on the table. partner: "uarus31" name: "identityLink", The discrepancy in the number of different nouns across children was expected since the number of utterances produced varied for each child across samples. A count noun is a noun that can be used after a or an or after a number (or another word that means "more than one"). est 1. a. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, They include: Premodifiers consist of single adjectives, adjective phrases, single nouns and noun phrases which are used before the head in a noun phrase. name: "_pubcid", iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = noun"); { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, Here are some common examples: A noun phrase consists of a noun or pronoun, which is called the head, and any dependent words before or after the head. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '1666926', position: 'btf' }}, ... things, states, or qualities, as cat, desk, Ohio, darkness. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, (The complement and the postmodifier are underlined below.). {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/23202586/cdo_rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, noun definition: 1. a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality: 2. a word that…. dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/23202586/cdo_topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); Without the complement, we wouldn’t understand what the noun was referring to. name: "idl_env", Postmodifiers give extra or specific information about the noun (e.g. Most of the recurring verbs (have, do, make) do not establish useful selectional preferences, and most of the, The first category comprised single phrase utterances, minimally containing a preposition and a, Also, most single word utterances addressed to the target-child consisted of a. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); const customGranularity = { { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, The definition, (used, especially before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me; Come into the house. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "cdo_dict_english"); Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, Unlike complements, they are not necessary to complete the meaning. A noun is a word that refers to a thing (book), a person (Betty Crocker), an animal (cat), a place (Omaha), a quality (softness), an idea (justice), or an action (yodeling). var mapping_rightslot2 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); They include the names of certain tools, instruments and articles of clothing which have two parts. (count) I've read that book several times. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot2_flex' }}, These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.