Main Entry:

plu·ral

Pronunciation:

\ˈplu̇r-əl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur-, plus more — more at plus

Date:

14th century

1 : of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two 2 : relating to, consisting of, or containing more than one or more than one kind or class <a plural society>

— plural noun

— plu·ral·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb