plural
adjective/ˈplʊərəl/
/ˈplʊrəl/
- (abbreviation pl.)(grammar) connected with or having the plural form
- Most plural nouns in English end in ‘s’.
- relating to more than one
- a plural society (= one with more than one racial, religious, etc. group)
- It was not easy for her to decide to enter into a plural marriage (= a marriage in which there is more than one wife or husband at the same time).
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plurel or Latin pluralis, from plus, plur- ‘more’.
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