plural
[ ploo r-uh l ]
/ ˈplʊər əl /
adjective
consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than one.
pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons or things.
being one of such a plurality.
Grammar.
noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number, found in many languages, indicating that a word has more than one referent, as in English men, or more than two referents, as in Old English ge, meaning “you.”
noun Grammar.
the plural number.
a form in the plural.
Words nearby plural
plunket society,
pluot,
pluperfect,
plupf.,
plur.,
plural,
plural marriage,
plural voting,
pluralism,
plurality,
pluralize
Example sentences from the Web for plural
British Dictionary definitions for plural
plural
/ (ˈplʊərəl) /
adjective
containing, involving, or composed of more than one person, thing, item, etc
a plural society
denoting a word indicating that more than one referent is being referred to or described
noun
grammar
- the plural number
- a plural form
Derived forms of plural
plurally, adverbWord Origin for plural
C14: from Old French
plurel, from Late Latin
plūrālis concerning many, from Latin
plūs more
Cultural definitions for plural
plural
The grammatical category in nouns, pronouns, and verbs that refers to more than one thing. Most nouns become plural with the addition of -s or -es: hats, chairs, dishes, countries, and so on. Some nouns form the plural in other ways, as in children, feet, geese, and women. (Compare singular; see agreement.)