Meaning of PLURAL
Pronunciation: | | 'plûrul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
- [adj] grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
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| Synonyms: | | dual, plural form |
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| Antonyms: | | singular, singular, singular form | |
| See Also: | | form, signifier, word form | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Plu"ral\, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf.
F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See {Plus}.]
Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or
more; as, a plural word.
Plural faith, which is too much by one. --Shak.
{Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more
than one. See {Number}, n., 8.
\Plu"ral\, n. (Gram.)
The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or
denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.
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| Related Terms: | | a certain number, a few, certain, composite, dual, more, more than one, nonuniqueness, not singular, number, numerous, numerousness, pluralism, pluralistic, plurality, pluralness, plurative, several, singular, some, trial, variety, various |
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