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

/ ˈplʊərəl /

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

noun

1. grammar
   1. the plural number
   2. a plural form

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 .)

Derived Forms

• ˈplurally, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plural¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin plūrālis, equivalent to plūr-, stem of plūs plus + -alis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of plural¹

C14: from Old French plurel, from Late Latin plūrālis concerning many, from Latin plūs more

Example Sentences

And the plural could be knaidels, or knaidelach, or knaidlach, or knaideluch.

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As GO is a word referring to the game, so its plural gos is.

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Actually, the issue of plural vs. singular is orthogonal to the dilemma she wants to pose.

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Illuminati is the plural of illuminatus, which means “enlightened.”

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But as a great mentor once told me, the plural of anecdote is not data.

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The Provençal has not even the formal distinction of the nouns in al, which in French make their plural in aux.

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For word Percy printed words, quite forgetting that the M.E. plural is dissyllabic (word-es).

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In the same letter he admits that he had close relations with Spain, and throughout uses the first person plural.

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The use of the plural possessive thrilled the heart of the workers; the club was a family possession.

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Like numerous other nouns, it has its diminutive in os, its plural in wug, and its local form in ing.

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