See Also: plural(dictionary)
PLURAL(law)
plural pregnancy(medicine)
plural 1, noun(dictionary)
plural 2, adjective(dictionary)

plural (iou)



plural adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French plurel (mod. pluriel) from Latin pluralis adjective (with numerus, genitivus) and noun (sc. numerus number), from plur-, plus more: see PLUS, -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Grammar. Of the form or class of a noun, verb, etc.: denoting more than one (or in languages with duals etc., more than a minimum number). Opp. SINGULAR adjective 5a. LME.
R. Quirk The reanalysis of several plural count nouns.
More than one in number; consisting of, containing, pertaining to, or equivalent to, more than one. L16.
plural MARRIAGE. plural society a society composed of different ethnic groups or cultural traditions or in the political structure of which ethnic or cultural differences are reflected. plural voting the system or practice of casting more than one vote, or of voting in more than one constituency.
Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona Better have none Than plural faith, which is too much by one.
b. noun.
Grammar. The plural number; a plural word or form. Opp. SINGULAR noun 1. LME.
royal plural: see ROYAL adjective.
The fact or condition of there being more than one. M17.
plurally adverb LME.