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Etymology
From OF. plurel, from L. pluralis, adjective from plus, pluris ("more"), + adjective suffix -alis.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. More than one of something.

Antonyms
singular

Translations
trans-top|more than one
Bosnian: množinski m, pluralni m
Chinese:
:Simplified: �� (fùshù), �� (zhòngshù)
:Traditional: �� (fùshù), �� (zhòngshù)
Croatian: množinski m, pluralni m
Dutch: meervoudig, meervoudige
Finnish: monikollinen, monikko-
French: pluriel
German: Plural-, pluralisch
Greek: �ληθ�ν�ικ�� (plithindikós)
Hebrew: �ש�� ר��� (lišon rabim)
Icelandic: fleir-, marg-, fleirtölu-, í fleirtölu
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Indonesian: jamak
Italian: plurale
Japanese: �� (����, fukusū)
Russian: множе��венн�й (mnóžestvennyj)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: множин�ки m, пл��ални m
:Roman: množinski m, pluralni m
Spanish: plural
Swedish: plural, flertal
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Noun
en-noun

1. grammar: a word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.

Usage notes
Many languages have singular and plural forms for one item or more than one item. Some have a singular form for one, dual form for two, trial form for three, paucal form for several, and plural for more than two (e.g., Arabic, Fijian).
While the plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, that is not always the case. The plural form is often used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quantity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown.

Antonyms
singular

Translations
trans-top|word in plural form
Bosnian: množina f, plural m
Croatian: množina f, plural m
Czech: množné �íslo n
Dutch: meervoud n
Finnish: monikko
French: pluriel m
Frisian: meartal n
German: Plural m, Mehrzahl f
Greek: �ληθ�ν�ικ�� (plithindikós) m
Icelandic: fleirtala f
Indonesian: bentuk jamak
Italian: plurale m
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Japanese: ��形 (������, fukusū-kei)
Latin: pluralis
Polish: liczba mnoga f
Portuguese: plural m
Russian: множе��венное �и�ло (mnóžestvennoje �isló) n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: множина f, пл��ал m
:Roman: množina f, plural m
Slovak: množné �íslo n, plurál m
Spanish: plural m
Swedish: plural#Swedish|plural n, pluralis n
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Croatian

Noun
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1. #English|plural

Synonyms
množina#Croatian|množina

French

Adjective
fr-adj|sfplurale|pmpluraux|pf=plurales

1. #Adjective|plural, large

Related terms
pluralisme
pluraliste
pluralité
pluri-
pluriel

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