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plural [ˈplʊrəl, Brit ˈplʊər-] N

plural
plural m
in the plural
no plural

Usage examples with plural

in the plural
no plural

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As many as half of plural wives are on government assistance.
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Each noun has eight forms: singular/plural, definite/indefinite and caseless/genitive.
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Another contains words for objects, forming no genitive plural.
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The term ethanolamines (plural) is a group of amino alcohols.
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Many adults in the community practice plural marriage.
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The simple words brother and sister are rarely used to describe a person, and most commonly appear in the plural.
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Generally if the noun ends in a vowel, it is removed before adding the plural suffix.
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In combination with numbers 5 or more, nouns use the genitive plural, or "maraka".
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Smith had one plural wife and was the father of sixteen children.
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The grammar distinguishes between plural and unspecified numbers, having no dedicated singular form.
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