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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
/ ˈʊəə /
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
- ˈܰ, adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plural1
Example Sentences
For a start we now say Greens plural when talking about them - for the first time there is more than one of them.
But it has an Islamist present, and many are asking what that will mean for Syria's plural society.
"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.
At times, the voice shifts fluidly from masculine to feminine and becomes suggestively plural.
He answered in the plural, about the way the executives had communicated with the babies’ families, and was challenged on it.
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More About Plural
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.
Where doesplural come from?
The first records of the term plural come from around 1350. It ultimately comes from the Latin ū. It combines the Latin stem ū-, meaning “plus,” and the suffix -alis, meaning “of the kind of” or “relating to.” However it’s used, plural has this sense of “more than one.”
In English, many nouns are made plural by adding -s (dogs) or -es (boxes) to the end of the word. The plural of some nouns is different from the singular noun, such as mice for more than one mouse and children for more than one child. We call these nouns irregular because they don’t follow the rule.
Pronouns can also be plural. When a pronoun refers to more than one person or thing, that’s a plural pronoun. You can read more about plural pronouns in the article, “”
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What are some synonyms for plural?
What are some words that share a root or word element with plural?
What are some words that often get used in discussing plural?
How isplural used in real life?
Plural is a commonly used grammar term. Its other senses are less likely to be used in everyday conversation.
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— Luke Hemmings (@Luke5SOS)
I'm not okay with the fact that the word singular can be plural and plural can be singular. Singulars, more like SIN•gulars
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse)
"Pair" as a noun refers to a set of things, and we usually add "s" to for plural sets. There is nothing wrong with saying “two pair of jeans,” and that used to be the more common construction. Just not anymore.
— Editor Mark (@EditorMark)
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True or False?
Plural nouns are always formed by adding -s or -es.
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