Definition of Plural. Meaning of Plural. Synonyms of Plural

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Definition of Plural

Plural
Plural 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.
Plural
Plural 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.

Meaning of Plural from wikipedia

- The plural (sometimes abbreviated PL), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number. Plurals of nouns typically denote...
- have different forms for singular and plural. This article discusses the variety of ways in which English plural nouns are formed from the corresponding...
- Polygamy (called plural marriage by Mormons in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced by leaders...
- nouns (as in the eagle's feathers, or in one month's time). The marking of plurals of individual characters (e.g. p's and q's). The word apostrophe comes...
- more"). English and other languages present number categories of singular or plural, both of which are cited by using the hash sign (#) or by the numero signs...
- plural forms, and sometimes dual form as well (grammatical number). Some other languages use different cl****ifying systems, especially in the plural pronouns...
- In linguistics, a broken plural (or internal plural) is an irregular plural form of a noun or adjective found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic...
- include irregular plural nouns, such as the English mice, children and women (see English plural) and the French yeux (the plural of œil, "eye"); and...
- In English, the plural form of words ending in -us, especially those derived from Latin, often replaces -us with -i. There are many exceptions, some because...
- The royal we, or majestic plural (pluralis majestatis), is the use of a plural pronoun (or corresponding plural-inflected verb forms) to refer to a single...
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