The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Middle age enrichment included income level at age 40, access to resources such as magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often participants visited places like museums or libraries.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
Citing favorable definitions from several dictionaries, Thomas wrote that “loss” covers any “deprivation of mail.”
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Simply by dint of their tablet-like heft, dictionaries make a claim for longevity and authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The color namers at Pantone veer from the work of your Rolling Stones and Oxford dictionaries, taking in the year that was and forecasting the hue of the upcoming year.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
His punctuation began to improve, and he was careful to use his spell-checker, plus various online dictionaries and style guides.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
