plural
adjective (DIFFERENT) /ˈplʊə.rəl/
/ˈplʊr.əl/ Definition
› consisting of a lot of different races or types of people or of different things: We need to recognize that we are now living in a plural society.Single, double and multiple › for or relating to more than one person or thing: Very few countries allow people to have plural citizenship (= citizenship of more than one country).Single, double and multiple
(Definition of plural adjective (DIFFERENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bilateral adjective
- deca- prefix
- double (up) as sth phrasal verb
- double adverb
- double noun, predeterminer
- double verb
- dual adjective
- dualism noun
- himself pronoun (MALE)
- lone adjective
- none but idiom
- purely adverb
- single adjective (ONE)
- singly adverb
- sole adjective
- solitary adjective
- thrice adverb
- tri- prefix
- tripartite adjective
- twice predeterminer, adverb
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