plural

IPA: pɫˈʊrʌɫ

noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
  • (grammar, countable) 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.
  • (psychology, informal, countable) A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.

adjective

  • Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
  • (grammar) In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
  • (comparable) Pluralistic.
  • (psychology, informal, not comparable, of a person) Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.
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Examples of "plural" in Sentences

  • Actually, most strains of Mormonism to this day believe in plural marriage.
  • It turns out, schlägen is the German word plural, I think for strike, hit or impact.
  • Bagel (like fish, the plural is the same as the singular, and sometimes preceded by the word "the")
  • The laws of most western countries state that a polygamous union is illegal and will prosecute against those who are in plural marriages, yet the practice persists.
  • No one knows how many fundamentalist Mormons live like the Browns; scholars estimate between 30,000 and 50,000 people live in plural marriages, mainly in Utah and other Rocky Mountain states.
  • Where the words are singular, to make them plural is the mark of unlooked-for passion; and where they are plural, the rounding of a number of things into a fine-sounding singular is surprising owing to the converse change.
  • The folksy presentation using the plural is a nod-wink meant to suggest habitual behaviour, potential danger, hidden agenda/background, but there is no code or nexus or intimation or subtextual message whatsoever relating to violence.

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