plural

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

   • The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
   • Than plural faith which is too much by one: Thou counterfeit to thy true friend!
2. 2

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

   • English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
3. 3

   Pluralistic.

   • Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups
   • The Hong Kong and Singapore markets are way more "plural" than most Western economies, but they have not led to pluralistic politics.
   • History is perhaps more plural than traditionally imagined, leaving room for more groups to express their story.
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   1. 4

      Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.

   2. 5

      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."
   3. 6

      A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or…

      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'.
   4. 7

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

      • More strongly, respect might require that singlets themselves accept, in the context of interacting with plurals, that people are truly distinct people.

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