PLURAL


Meaning of PLURAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plʊərəl ]

( plurals)

1.

The plural form of a word is the form that is used when referring to more than one person or thing.

‘Data’ is the Latin plural form of ‘datum’.

...his use of the plural pronoun ‘we’.

≠ singular

ADJ

2.

The plural of a noun is the form of it that is used to refer to more than one person or thing.

What is the plural of ‘person’?

N-COUNT

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