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plural
[ ploor-uhl ]
adjective
- consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than one.
- pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons or things.
- being one of such a plurality.
- Grammar. noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number, found in many languages, indicating that a word has more than one referent, as in English men, or more than two referents, as in Old English ge, meaning “you.”
noun
- the plural number.
- a form in the plural.
plural
/ ˈplʊərəl /
adjective
- containing, involving, or composed of more than one person, thing, item, etc
a plural society
- denoting a word indicating that more than one referent is being referred to or described
noun
- grammar
- the plural number
- a plural form
plural
- The grammatical category in nouns , pronouns , and verbs that refers to more than one thing. Most nouns become plural with the addition of -s or -es : hats , chairs , dishes , countries , and so on. Some nouns form the plural in other ways, as in children , feet , geese , and women . ( Compare singular ; see agreement .)
Derived Forms
- ˈplurally, adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of plural1
Example Sentences
And the plural could be knaidels, or knaidelach, or knaidlach, or knaideluch.
As GO is a word referring to the game, so its plural gos is.
Actually, the issue of plural vs. singular is orthogonal to the dilemma she wants to pose.
Illuminati is the plural of illuminatus, which means “enlightened.”
But as a great mentor once told me, the plural of anecdote is not data.
The Provençal has not even the formal distinction of the nouns in al, which in French make their plural in aux.
For word Percy printed words, quite forgetting that the M.E. plural is dissyllabic (word-es).
In the same letter he admits that he had close relations with Spain, and throughout uses the first person plural.
The use of the plural possessive thrilled the heart of the workers; the club was a family possession.
Like numerous other nouns, it has its diminutive in os, its plural in wug, and its local form in ing.
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