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Meanings of plural in English

Russian
плюралис
Portuguese
plural
Spanish
plural
Catalan
plural

Grammatical number.

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        плюралис
        Portuguese
        plural

        Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units.

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              Usage of plural in English
              1
              Otherwise, generally continue to use the plural: Data are still being collected.
              The Guardian
              2
              Such plural forms of interdisciplinary research depend on particular conditions of enquiry.
              The Guardian
              3
              The 'The' signs, you mean; with the people's name in the plural?
              Revolutionary Road
              4
              The shortened form of the word is often used in the plural.
              The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea
              5
              REUTERS: Do you expect your children to also adhere to plural marriage?
              Reuters
              6
              Here's the root of the matter: strictly-speaking, data is a plural term.
              The Guardian
              7
              Therefore, I can use the plural Legos at my leisure, where applicable.
              Wired
              8
              For in many other cases he uses the plural for the singular.
              Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
              9
              Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural or collective sense.
              The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section T, U, V, ...
              10
              The plural number caused the captain to toss me a contemptuous look.
              Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
              11
              Again, in every predication there is an attribution of singular or plural.
              Sophist
              12
              We still don't know why he insists on making it a plural.
              News.com.au
              13
              Moreover, the standard is not single and absolute, but plural and relative.
              The Principles of Aesthetics
              14
              Some nouns adopted from foreign languages still retain their original plural forms.
              Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
              15
              It may also be read as a nominative plural, referring to Lokah.
              The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
              16
              Our second person plural is liable to misconstruction by an ardent mind.
              The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5
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              Portuguese
              plural
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              plural
              Plural through the time
              Plural across language varieties
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