plurale tantum
/plʊəˌreɪli ˈtant(ə)m/Grammar
noun
A noun which is used only in plural form, or which is used only in plural form in a particular sense or senses.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology. From classical Latin plūrāle the plural, use as noun of neuter of plūrālis + tantum only.
- multisport
- multisports
- multistability
- multistable
- multistage
- multistaged
- multistaging
- multistandard
- multi-starrer
- multistart
- multistate
- multi-station
- multi-stemmed
- multistep
- multistorey
- multistrand
- multistranded
- multistratal
- multistratified
- multistriate
- multi-strike
- multisubunit
- multisulcate
- multisyllabic
- multisyllable