plural
plural definition
plu·ral (plo̵or′əl)
adjective
- of or including more than one
- of, involving, or being one of, a plurality of persons or things plural marriage
- Gram. designating or of the category of number that refers to more than one person or thing, or in languages having dual number, more than two
Etymology: ME < L pluralis < plus (gen. pluris), more: see plus
noun
- the plural number
- the plural form of a word
- a word in plural form
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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