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noun
🔊/ˈplʊərəl/
🔊/ˈplʊrəl/
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  1. a form of a noun or verb that refers to more than one person or thing（名词或动词的）复数，复数形式
    • The plural of ‘child’ is ‘children’.child 一词的复数形式是 children。🔊🔊
    • in the plural The verb should be in the plural.这个动词应该用复数形式。🔊🔊
    compare singularTopics Languagea1
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plurel or Latin pluralis, from plus, plur- ‘more’.

plural

adjective
🔊/ˈplʊərəl/
🔊/ˈplʊrəl/
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  1. (abbreviation pl.)
     (grammar语法) connected with or having the plural form复数的；复数形式的
    • Most plural nouns in English end in ‘s’.英语中多数复数名词以 s 结尾。🔊🔊
    Topics Languagea1
  2. relating to more than one多样的；多元的
    • a plural society (= one with more than one racial, religious, etc. group)多元社会
    Topics People in societyc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plurel or Latin pluralis, from plus, plur- ‘more’.