I. plu ‧ ral 1 /ˈplʊərəl $ ˈplʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a form of a word that shows you are talking about more than one thing, person etc. For example, ‘dogs’ is the plural of ‘dog’ OPP singular
in the plural
‘Sheep’ remains the same in the plural.
plural of
What’s the plural of ‘mouse’?
II. plural 2 BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: plurel , from Latin pluralis , from plus ; ⇨ ↑ plus 1 ]
1 . a plural word or form shows you are talking about more than one thing, person etc. For example, ‘we’ is a plural ↑ pronoun . OPP singular
2 . formal a plural society, system, or culture is one with people from many different religions, races etc:
Britain has developed into a plural society.