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plural

[ploor-uhl] / ˈplʊər əl /
ADJECTIVE
more than one
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With 13% of South Africa's population living with the virus – polygamous unions have divided opinion in the country with many pointing to the dangers plural families face.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Then "grünen" indicates that the noun will be plural and green in color.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

It’s not about the song, but about the songs, as in plural, for most holiday revelers.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

Antisemitism corrodes the civic foundations on which plural societies depend.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

In fact, none is more likely to be plural.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

But it allows many plurals, past tenses and contractions.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2022

For example, the general rule is to teach people learning Spanish plurals before the subjunctive tense, Mr von Ahn says.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2021

Irregular plurals may be annoying for language learners, but they’re fun to talk about!

From Slate Nov. 12, 2019

Rojas-Berscia’s Hebrew helped him with plurals, conjugations, and some roots.

From The New Yorker Aug. 27, 2018

For more about there with singulars and plurals, see pages 111-112.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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