The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Then the displays of fluorescent minerals and antique music boxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
"We've had music boxes, clocks, hairdryers, record players, radios, hedge trimmers and mowers - everything under the sun in terms of electrical stuff," he explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021
She finds new textures in her voice, and its acrobatics are less flashy and more delicate, against an intricate world conjured up out of harps, music boxes and the clavichord.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2020
Toy pianos and music boxes are typically found in the nursery.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2014
Jean set the music boxes going to celebrate the occasion, then stopped them because the only tunes they played were German tunes.
From The Tin Soldier by Temple Bailey
