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plural

/pˈlʊɹəl/PLUU-ruhl
/pˈlʊɹəl/PLUU-ruhl

Meaningmore than one

Common meaning: more than one

Journey through time

  1. Latinplūs, plūris‘more’
  2. Frenchplurel
  3. Middle Englishpluralsource
  4. Englishplural‘more than one’ · today

plur also in: plussurplus

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin plūs ‘more’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry plūs, p. 1389 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

plussurplus

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