plural
noun/ˈplʊərəl/
/ˈplʊrəl/
(abbreviation pl.)
(grammar)- a form of a noun or verb that refers to more than one person or thing
- The plural of ‘child’ is ‘children’.
- in the plural The verb should be in the plural.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plurel or Latin pluralis, from plus, plur- ‘more’.
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