Meanings (ES + gloss)
plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
Than plural faith which is too much by one: Thou counterfeit to thy true friend!
The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
Phrases
additive pluralassociative pluralauthor's pluralbroken pluralcohort pluralcount pluraldouble pluralduopluralfirst-person pluralmajestic pluralnonpluralplural intensiveplural marriageplural nounplural of excellenceplural of majestyplural of modestyplural relationsplural systemplural wifepluralisationpluralisepluralismpluralistpluralitypluralizationpluralizeplurallypluralphobiapluralphobicpolypluralsecond-person pluralsound pluralsummation pluralsuperpluralthe plural of anecdote is not datathird-person plural
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
plural
The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
"There are three numbers; the singular, the dual, and the plural. [...] The dual is sometimes used to denote two objects, but even here the plural is more common."
plural
A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers. For example, the Malay plural is form…
The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
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