Main Entry:

¹plus

Pronunciation:

\ˈpləs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin, adverb, more, from neuter of plur-, plus, adjective; akin to Greek pleion more, Latin plenus full — more at full

Date:

1579

1: algebraically positive2: having, receiving, or being in addition to what is anticipated3 a: falling high in a specified range <a grade of C plus> b: greater than that specified c: possessing a specified quality to a high degree4: electrically positive5: relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plantlike organisms (as a fungus)