Plural number

Plural number
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 Webster]

{Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See {Number}, n., 8. [1913 Webster]


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