PLURAL


Meaning of PLURAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplu̇r-əl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur-, plus more — more at plus

Date: 14th century

1. : of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to denote more than one or in some languages more than two

2. : relating to, consisting of, or containing more than one or more than one kind or class

a plural society

• plural noun

• plu·ral·ly -ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.