plural
plu·ral
adjective \ˈplu̇r-əl\Definition of PLURAL
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
Examples of PLURAL
- The word “trees” is a plural noun.
- The plural form of the word “child” is “children.”
- a plural verb such as “are” or “were” rather than a singular verb such as “is” or “was”
Origin of PLURAL
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur-, plus more — more at plus
First Known Use: 14th century
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