universal grinder

Meaning

Noun

A mechanism whereby countable nouns are made uncountable.

Origin

Compound of universal + grinder; first used in print in 1975 by Francis Jeffry Pelletier (see quote below) after the suggestion of philosopher David Lewis.

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