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plural.

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈplʊəɹəl//ˈplɔːɹəl//ˈpljʊəɹəl/obsolete/ˈplɵːɹəl/
  1. Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

    The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
  2. In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.

    English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
  3. Pluralistic.

    comparable
  4. Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.

    not-comparable
Where this word 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.

noun/ˈplʊəɹəl//ˈplɔːɹəl//ˈpljʊəɹəl/obsolete/ˈplɵːɹəl/
  1. The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.

    uncountable
  2. 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.

    countable
    The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
  3. A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.

    countable
Where this word 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.

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