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I came across a sentence in an online dictionary:
[R]ather, it should be used to convey the idea of powerful, dramatic consequence.
Why is it not the idea of a powerful, dramatic consequence? According to Macmillan Dictionary, consequence is a count noun. Shouldn't it be preceded by an indefinite article?
Consequence has another definition which is noncountable. From the Merriam Webster dictionary
[noncount] formal : importance or value
He was a man of consequence. [=he was an important man]
The outcome of the election will be of little consequence (to me). [=will not matter much to me]
The style you choose is of no consequence.
Your quote above is using this definition.
