Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Plural Number

Definition: 

Plural number is number that expresses reference to a quantity greater than that expressed by the largest specific number category in a language, such as "more than one" in English, and "more than two" in some other languages.

Examples: 

(English)

Here is an example of plural number:

  • The suffix -s expresses plural number, as in the word beggars.
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