Definitions for plural
ˈplʊər əlplu·ral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 7 votes

1. plural, plural formadjective

   the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

2. pluraladjective

   composed of more than one member, set, or kind

3. pluraladjective

   grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 5 votes

1. pluralnoun

   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.

2. pluraladjective

   Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

3. pluraladjective

   Pluralistic.

4. Etymology: From plurelle, from plurel, from pluralis, from plus, pluris + -alis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLURALadjective

   Etymology: pluralis, Lat.

   1. Implying more than one.

   Thou hast no faith left now, unless thoud’st two;
   Better have none
   Than plural faith, which is too much by one. William Shakespeare.

   2. [In grammar.]The Greek and Hebrew have two variations, one to signify the number two, and another to signify a number of more than two; under one variation the noun is said to be of the dual number, and under the other of the plural. Clarke.

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1. Plural

   The plural (sometimes abbreviated pl., pl, or PL), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than the default quantity represented by that noun. This default quantity is most commonly one (a form that represents this default quantity of one is said to be of singular number). Therefore, plurals most typically denote two or more of something, although they may also denote fractional, zero or negative amounts. An example of a plural is the English word cats, which corresponds to the singular cat. Words of other types, such as verbs, adjectives and pronouns, also frequently have distinct plural forms, which are used in agreement with the number of their associated nouns. Some languages also have a dual (denoting exactly two of something) or other systems of number categories. However, in English and many other languages, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers, except for possible remnants of dual number in pronouns such as both and either.

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1. plural

   Plural refers to a grammatical number category that indicates more than one or the existence of multiple instances of the noun being referred to. It is typically marked in English by the suffix -s or -es and is used in contrast to singular, which denotes only one instance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Pluraladjective

   relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word

2. Pluralnoun

   the plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form

3. Etymology: [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf. F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See Plus.]

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1. Plural

   The plural, in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number. Plural forms of nouns typically denote a quantity other than the default quantity represented by a noun, which is generally one. Most commonly, therefore, plurals are used to denote two or more of something, although they may also denote fractional, zero or negative amounts. An example of a plural is the English word cats, which corresponds to the singular cat. Plurality is a linguistic universal, represented variously among the languages as a separate word, an affix, or by other morphological indications such as stress or implicit markers/context. Words of other types, such as verbs, adjectives and pronouns, also frequently have distinct plural forms, which are used in agreement with the number of their associated nouns. Some languages also have a dual or other systems of number categories. However in English and many other languages, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers, except for possible remnants of the dual in pronouns such as both and either.

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1. Plural

   plōō′ral, adj. containing or expressing more than one.—n. (gram.) the form denoting more than one.—n. Pluralisā′tion.—v.t. Plu′ralise, to make plural.—v.i. to hold two or more benefices simultaneously.—ns. Plu′ralism, the state of being plural: the holding by one person of more than one office at once, esp. applied to ecclesiastical livings; Plu′ralist, one who holds more than one office at one time; Plural′ity, the state of being plural: a number consisting of more than one: the majority: the holding of more than one benefice at one time: the living held by a pluralist.—adv. Plu′rally. [Fr.,—L. pluralis—plus, pluris, more.]

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1. plural

   Of or relating to a number of a specific form of noun.

   Cows is the plural of cow.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

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1. plural

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How to pronounce plural?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say plural in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plural in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of plural in a Sentence

1. Urmila Seshagiri:

   It really speaks to the film's insistence that no one is only one thing, that identities are always plural ; they're always blended, that no one is authentically or uniformly one thing or the other.

2. Chief Justice John Roberts:

   It is striking how much of the majority's reasoning would apply with equal force to the claim of a fundamental right to plural marriage.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   I know what people tell me -- that's anecdotal -- and we always say the plural of anecdote is not data necessarily, but it is a trend and what I'm hearing, but it wasn't just the attack. It was the Republican reaction to it, which was disgraceful. And that I think really the attack is horrible.

4. Ismet Sheik Hassan:

   Yes there is a willingness to enter Raqqa because we want to cleanse all of Syria. We want to get rid of all of ISIS. We have sworn anywhere that there is ISIS, we must get rid of them for the sake of a free, democratic and plural Syria.

5. The Dargers:

   This clearly targets plural Mormon families. This clearly targets free speech. This clearly is a bill of religious discrimination.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plural
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plural
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=plural
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plural
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=plural
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=plural
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=plural