PLUR
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
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plural.
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plurality.
abbreviation
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plural
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plurality
Etymology
Origin of PLUR
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Genitive, sing. and plur., of the article O. E. Port.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
But it is also an infinitive whose plur. is Harîmát=the women of a family; and in places it is still used for the women's apartment, the gynaeceum.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Subj. and of the Imperat. supply the place of the Personal Pronouns; as does also the Termination of the 2d pers. plur. of the Imperative.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
M = Mercian. m. = masculine. ms., mp., etc. = masc. sing., masc. plur., etc.
From A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students by J. R. Clark (John R. Clark) Hall
Nouns in -ir keep the i in the sing., and drop it in the plur.:
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet
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