the plural

  • 31the — I. definite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thē, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration (influenced by oblique cases as thæs, genitive & neuter, thæt) of sē; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative… …

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  • 32The Story of an African Farm — For the 2004 film of The Story of an African Farm see The Story of an African Farm (film) The Story of an African Farm (published 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron ) was South African author Olive Schreiner s first novel. It was an immediate… …

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  • 33The Philippine Order of Narnians — Infobox Organization2 name= The Philippine Order of Narnians size=(image size, not required, default 250px) caption= msize=(map size, not required, default 250px) mcaption= type=Literary Appreciation Group headquarters=Makati City… …

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  • 34plural, the — plu|ral, the [ plurəl ] noun LINGUISTICS a word or form used for referring to more than one person or thing. For example students is the plural of student, and mice is the plural of mouse …

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  • 35plural — 1 noun (C) a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one object, person etc. For example, dogs is the plural of dog 2 adjective 1 a plural word or form shows you are talking about more than one object, person etc. For example we… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36plural — /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 …

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  • 37plural — 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

  • 38plural — n. in the plural * * * [ plʊ(ə)rəl] in the plural …

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  • 39plural — /ˈplurəl / (say ploohruhl) adjective 1. consisting of, containing, or relating to more than one. 2. relating to or involving a plurality of persons or things. 3. being one of such a plurality: a plural candidate. 4. Grammar (in many languages)… …

  • 40plural — 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… …

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