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plural definition

plu·ral (plo̵or′əl)

adjective

  1. of or including more than one
  2. of, involving, or being one of, a plurality of persons or things plural marriage
  3. 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

  1. the plural number
  2. the plural form of a word
  3. a word in plural form

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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