plural

(Redirected from plural noun)

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈplʊə.rəl/ or /ˈplɔː.rəl/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈplʊrəl/ or /ˈplərəl/
  • Duration: 2 seconds.(file)
  • Hyphenation: plu‧ral

Adjective

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Positive
plural

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. If a noun is plural in English grammar, it refers to other than one thing.
    If I say, "one cat", that's singular, but if I say, "a lot of cats", that's plural.
  2. A plural person is someone with dissociative identity disorder.

Singular
plural

Plural
plurals

  1. (countable) The form of a word that normally refers to other than one thing.
    The plural of the word "dog" is "dogs."