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plu·rale tan·tum
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plurale tantumnoun
A noun (in any specific sense) that has no singular form, such as scissors (in most usage).
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of findings.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of jammies.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of floristics.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of hurdies.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of like terms.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of delts.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of ashes of rose.
plurale tantumnoun
Plural form of ashes-of-rose.
Etymology: From plurale tantum.
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Plurale tantum
A plurale tantum is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for referring to a single object. These are used in English for objects that function as pairs or sets. Many languages have pluralia tantum, such as the Latin word Kalendae, the Russian word den'gi [деньги], the Swedish word inälvor, or the Dutch word hersenen.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plurale tantum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plurale tantum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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