Plural — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

composed of more than one member, set, or kind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈʊɹɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈʊəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈʊəɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈʊɹɹəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plural form

Antonyms

singular

Parts of Speech

noun	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
adjective	composed of more than one member, set, or kind
adjective	grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units

Word Forms

plurality

noun

the state of being plural

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pluriel

la forme d'un mot utilisé pour désigner plus d'un

🇮🇹Italian

plurale

la forma di una parola usata per denotarne più di una

🇳🇱Dutch

meervoud

de vorm van een woord dat wordt gebruikt om meer dan één aan te duiden

🇷🇺Russian

множественное число

форма слова, которая используется для обозначения более чем одного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुवचन

शब्द का वह रूप जिसका प्रयोग एक से अधिक को सूचित करने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বহুবচন

একটি শব্দের ফর্ম যা একাধিক বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பன்மை

ஒன்றுக்கு மேற்பட்டவற்றைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் வார்த்தையின் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహువచనం

ఒకటి కంటే ఎక్కువ సూచించడానికి ఉపయోగించే పదం యొక్క రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनेकवचनी

एका शब्दाचे स्वरूप जे एकापेक्षा जास्त दर्शविण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહુવચન

એક શબ્દનું સ્વરૂપ જેનો ઉપયોગ એક કરતાં વધુ દર્શાવવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹುವಚನ

ಒಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನದನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಪದದ ರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹുവചനം

ഒന്നിൽ കൂടുതൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പദത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਵਚਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਰੂਪ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمع

ایک لفظ کی شکل جو ایک سے زیادہ کو ظاہر کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复数

用于表示多个的词的形式

🇯🇵Japanese

複数

複数のことを表すために使用される単語の形式

🇰🇷Korean

복수

둘 이상의 의미를 나타내는 데 사용되는 단어의 형태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

số nhiều

hình thức của một từ được sử dụng để biểu thị nhiều hơn một

🇹🇭Thai

พหูพจน์

รูปแบบของคำที่ใช้เพื่อแสดงถึงมากกว่าหนึ่งคำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jamak

bentuk kata yang digunakan untuk menyatakan lebih dari satu

🇵🇭Filipino

maramihan

ang anyo ng isang salita na ginagamit upang magpahiwatig ng higit sa isa

🇲🇾Malay

jamak

bentuk perkataan yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan lebih daripada satu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جمع

شكل الكلمة التي تستخدم للدلالة على أكثر من واحد

🇮🇷Persian

جمع

شکل کلمه ای که برای نشان دادن بیش از یک مورد استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çoğul

birden fazla şeyi belirtmek için kullanılan bir kelimenin şekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַבִּים

צורה של מילה המשמשת לציון יותר ממילה אחת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plural'?

The primary meaning of 'plural' is 'the form of a word that is used to denote more than one'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plural' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'plural' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plural' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plural' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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