Plural faith, which is too much by one. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
{Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See {Number}, n., 8. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
plural — abbreviation 1》 (also Pl.) place. 2》 plate (referring to illustrations in a book). 3》 chiefly Military platoon. 4》 plural. plural adjective 1》 Grammar (of a word or form) denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two.… … English new terms dictionary
plural — [ploor′əl] adj. [ME < L pluralis < plus (gen. pluris), more: see PLUS] 1. of or including more than one 2. of, involving, or being one of, a plurality of persons or things [plural marriage] 3. Gram. designating or of the category of number… … English World dictionary
Plural — Plu ral, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf. F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See {Plus}.] Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word. [1913 Webster] Plural faith, which is too much by one. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Number — Num ber (n[u^]m b[ e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L. numerus; akin to Gr. no mos that which is dealt out, fr. ne mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.] 1. That which admits of being counted … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plural — Plu ral, n. (Gram.) The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
number — I UK [ˈnʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈnʌmbər] noun Word forms number : singular number plural numbers *** 1) [countable] a sign or word that represents an amount or quantity. 1, 2, 3 etc and one , two , three etc are numbers Can you read the numbers on the… … English dictionary
number — num|ber1 [ nʌmbər ] noun *** ▸ 1 sign/word for amount ▸ 2 for showing position ▸ 3 telephone number ▸ 4 for marking something ▸ 5 a quantity ▸ 6 piece of music ▸ 7 someone/something attractive etc. ▸ 8 in linguistics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a sign … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plural — adj. & n. adj. 1 more than one in number. 2 Gram. (of a word or form) denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two. n. Gram. 1 a plural word or form. 2 the plural number. Derivatives: plurally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF… … Useful english dictionary
plural — /ploor euhl/, adj. 1. consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than one. 2. pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons or things. 3. being one of such a plurality. 4. Gram. noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number … Universalium
plural — plu•ral [[t]ˈplʊər əl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or involving more than one 2) pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons or things 3) gram. of or belonging to the grammatical category of number used to indicate that a word has more than… … From formal English to slang
