plural

UK: /ˈplʊərəl/ US: /ˈplʊrəl/ ,(plŏŏr′əl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

plu•ral /ˈplʊrəl/   adj. 

1. of or relating to more than one.
2. of or relating to a plurality of persons or things;
   pluralistic.
3. Grammar of or belonging to the grammatical category of number that refers to more than one (of the word used):
   The word children is the plural form of child.

n. 

4. Grammar the plural number:
   [uncountable] That language has no plural; nouns are the same whether you talk about one or many.
5. Grammar a word or other form in the plural:
   [countable] Some words, like child, have irregular plurals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

plu•ral  (plŏŏr′əl), 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. Grammar noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number, found in many languages, indicating that a word has more than one referent, as in English men, or more than two referents, as in Old English ge, meaning "you.''

n. [Gram.]

5. Grammar the plural number.
6. Grammar a form in the plural.

• Latin plūrālis, equivalent. to plūr-, stem of plūs plus + -alis -al¹
• Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

plural / ˈplʊərəl/ adjective

1. containing, involving, or composed of more than one person, thing, item, etc
2. denoting a word indicating that more than one referent is being referred to or described

noun

1. the plural number
2. a plural form

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French plurel, from Late Latin plūrālis concerning many, from Latin plūs more

ˈplurally adverb