plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
Example
“The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.”
Other meanings
In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
“English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.”
Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.
Related words
- duoplural
- nonplural
- pluralisation
- pluralise
- pluralism
- pluralist
- plurality
- pluralization
- pluralize
- plurally
- pluralphobic
- polyplural
Word history
From Latin "plūrālis" (of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many).
Where this comes from
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