pluralnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈplʊə.rəl/us/ˈplʊr.əl/written abbreviation pl.A2 a word or form that expresses more than one:
"Geese" is the plural of "goose".
"Woman" in the plural is "women".
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- To make the plural of "dog" you add the plural ending -s.
- 'Are' is the second person plural of the verb 'to be'.
- The word 'teeth' is an irregular plural of the noun 'tooth'.
- What's the plural of 'tooth'?
- Words like "sheep" stay the same in the plural.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- plurality
- reflexive
- superlative
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pluraladjective
uk/ˈplʊə.rəl/us/ˈplʊr.əl/plural adjective (DIFFERENT)
consisting of lots of different races or types of people or of different things:
We need to recognize that we are now living in a plural society.
for or relating to more than one person or thing:
Very few countries allow people to have plural citizenship (= citizenship of more than one country).
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multi-
- multilateral
- multiple
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- triple
- unilateral
- unit
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plural adjective (GRAMMAR)
language of or relating to the form that expresses more than one:
"Cattle" and "trousers" are both plural nouns.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- plurality
- reflexive
- superlative
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