plural

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

   The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.

2. 2
   adj

   In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.

   English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.

3. 3
   adj

   Pluralistic.

   Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups

4. 4
   noun

   The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.

   "There are three numbers; the singular, the dual, and the plural. [...] The dual is sometimes used to denote two objects, but even here the plural is more common."

5. 5
   noun

   A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.

   The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.

6. 6
   noun

   A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.

   Singlet and monocultural identity is so normalized that many voice hearers and plurals don’t share their experiences with anyone, living in isolation (and sometimes in poverty) and spending considerable inner resources to manage postures and performances of ‘mental health’.

7. 7
   adj

   grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units

8. 8
   adj

   composed of more than one member, set, or kind

Etymology

From Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel (“plural”), Borrowed from Latin plūrālis (“of or belonging to more than one, belonging to many”, adjective), from plūs, plūris (“more”) + -ālis.