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 © Cambridge University Press)

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