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noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ … Collocations dictionary
noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u … Useful english dictionary
noun phrase — noun A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. ;Examples , The term “noun phrase” itself , “Fred” in… … Wiktionary
Plural quantification — In mathematics and logic, plural quantification is the theory that an individual variable x may take on plural , as well as singular values. As well as substituting individual objects such as Alice, the number 1, the tallest building in London… … Wikipedia
noun phrase — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms noun phrase : singular noun phrase plural noun phrases linguistics a phrase that is used in a sentence in the same way that a noun is used. In the sentence Camping in the rain is not my idea of fun , the phrase … English dictionary
plural — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French plurel, from Latin pluralis, from plur , plus more more at plus Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a class of grammatical forms usually used to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Plural — is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world.In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.In English, nouns, pronouns, and demonstratives inflect for plurality.… … Wikipedia
plural — abbreviation 1》 (also Pl.) place. 2》 plate (referring to illustrations in a book). 3》 chiefly Military platoon. 4》 plural. plural adjective 1》 Grammar (of a word or form) denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two.… … English new terms dictionary
plural vote — noun : the casting of more than one vote or the right of casting more than one vote or of voting in more than one constituency * * * plural vote noun The power of voting in more than one constituency, or more than once in one • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
plural form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one • Syn: ↑plural • Ant: ↑singular (for: ↑plural) • Members of this Usage Domain: ↑relation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
