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- pronunciation:
- pluh
r
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or including more than one.
The plural meaning of words can be a cause of confusion in communication.The law forbids plural marriage. |
| definition 2: |
in grammar, of or designating the form of a word that indicates more than one. (Cf. singular.)
The word "box" refers to just one box, but the word "boxes" is plural and refers to more than one box.The word "mice" is a plural noun. |
| definition 3: |
of, or being one of, a plurality of persons or things.
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adverb + (adj.)plural
culturally, religiously
(adj.)plural
+ noun
concept,
culture,
democracy,
diversity,
imperative,
knowledge,
marker,
marriage,
morpheme,
notion,
past,
perspective,
population,
pronoun,
society,
subject,
subjectivity,
tradition,
value,
vision,
vote,
voting,
wife
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
in grammar, the plural number, or a word or form in this number. (Cf. singular.)
The plural of "dog" is "dogs." |
| related words: |
number |
adjective + (n.)plural
added,
adverbial,
alternative,
collective,
correct,
disyllabic,
dual,
feminine,
first-person,
fractured,
heroic,
inclusive,
intelligent,
latin,
logical,
monosyllabic,
priestly,
royal,
second-person,
singular,
spanish,
ultimate
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verb + (n.)plural
apply, construct, dominate, emphasize, establish, expand, express, falter, form, note, observe, predominate, reflect, sound, speak, tense
noun + (n.)plural
anecdote,
bridge,
conception,
definition,
elf,
entity,
exploit,
foot,
form,
formation,
gray,
kibbutzim,
meaning,
media,
nature,
noun,
person,
preponderance,
reinforcement,
religion,
retirement,
singular,
suffix,
sugar,
term,
text,
trial,
verb,
word
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The word plural
contains the following parts:
plu, plur
Latin
root
that means more
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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