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plural

[ploor-uhl]

adjective

  1. consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than one.

  2. pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons or things.

  3. being one of such a plurality.

  4. 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

Grammar.
  1. the plural number.

  2. a form in the plural.

plural

/ ˈʊəə /

adjective

  1. containing, involving, or composed of more than one person, thing, item, etc

    a plural society

  2. denoting a word indicating that more than one referent is being referred to or described

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. grammar

    1. the plural number

    2. a plural form

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plural

  1. 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.)

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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plural1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ū, equivalent to ū-, stem of ū plus + -alis -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plural1

C14: from Old French plurel, from Late Latin ū concerning many, from Latin ū more
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Example Sentences

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In recent years several reality shows have given an insight into life in plural families - and sparked debate about whether they are still relevant.

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For a start we now say Greens plural when talking about them - for the first time there is more than one of them.

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But it has an Islamist present, and many are asking what that will mean for Syria's plural society.

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"Right now we are not in the position - when we have had the results of the last seven, eight games - to talk about winning games in plural," said Guardiola at his pre-match news conference.

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At times, the voice shifts fluidly from masculine to feminine and becomes suggestively plural.

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What doesplural mean?

In grammar, a plural is a noun that refers to more than one. For example, the noun cats is the plural of the noun cat and means more than one cat.Plural also describes something that consists of, contains, or relates to more than one of something, as in A plural society is made up of more than one cultural group in which everyone practices their own culture.Example: The plural form of ox is oxen.

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