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plural
- /ˈplʊəɹəl/ UK
- /ˈplɔːɹəl/ UK
- /ˈpljʊəɹəl/ UK, obsolete
- /ˈplɵːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈploːɹəl/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈplʊɹəl/
- /ˈplɝ.əl/
- /ˈplʉːɹəl/ Australia
- /ˈpluːɹəl/ Ireland
- /ˈplʉɾəl/ Scotland
- [ˈplʉːɾəl] Scotland
Sounds like pleural · Rhymes with -ʊəɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.
adjective more plural · most plural · pl. · pl
- Consisting of or containing more than one of something. The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
- In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual. English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
- Pluralistic. Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups
- Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.
noun plurals · pl. · pl
- The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something. "There are three numbers; the singular, the dual, and the plural. [...] The dual is sometimes used to denote two objects, but even here the plural is more common."
- A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form. The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
- A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder. Singlet and monocultural identity is so normalized that many voice hearers and plurals don’t share their experiences with anyone, living in isolation (and sometimes in poverty) and spending considerable inner resources to manage postures and performances of ‘mental health’.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dual, plural form, multiple, plurality, multipurpose, multifaceted, composite, diverse, diversified, pluralistic, inclusive, several, balanced, singular, multiparty, pluralist
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adj more than one
| Español | plural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수 boksu |
| 日本語 | 複数 fukusū |
| 中文 | 複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù |
| हिन्दी | अनेक anek |
| Português | plural |
| Français | pluriel |
| Deutsch | Plural-, pluralisch, plural, mehrfach, Mehrzahl- |
| Italiano | plurale |
| Ελληνικά | πληθυντικός plithyntikós |
| Română | plural |
| Русский | мно́жественный mnóžestvennyj |
| עברית | לשון רבים lišon rabim |
noun the plural number
| Español | plural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수 boksu |
| 日本語 | 複数 fukusū |
| 中文 | 複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù |
| हिन्दी | बहुवचन bahuvcan |
| Português | plural |
| Français | pluriel |
| Deutsch | Mehrzahl, Plural |
| Ελληνικά | πληθυντικός plithyntikós |
| Română | plural, număr plural |
| Русский | мно́жественное число́ mnóžestvennoje čisló, мн. ч. mn. č., мн. mn. |
| Tiếng Việt | số nhiều |
| العربية | الْجَمْع al-jamʕ |
| עברית | רַבִּים rabím |
noun word in plural form
| Español | plural |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복수형 boksuhyeong, 복수 boksu, 겹셈 gyeopsem |
| 日本語 | 複数形 fukusūkei, 複数 fukusū |
| 中文 | 複數 /复数 fùshù, 眾數 /众数 zhòngshù |
| हिन्दी | बहुवचन bahuvcan |
| Kiswahili | wingi |
| Português | plural |
| Français | pluriel |
| Deutsch | Plural, Pluralform |
| Italiano | plurale |
| Ελληνικά | πληθυντικός plithyntikós |
| Română | plural |
| Русский | мно́жественное число́ mnóžestvennoje čisló |
| Tiếng Việt | số nhiều |
| العربية | جَمْع jamʕ |
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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