plurale tantum

noun
/ˌplʊɚ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/US

Etymology

From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.

  1. borrowed from plūrāle tantum — “plural as such; plural only

Definitions

  1. A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally…

    A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for plurale tantum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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