| plural |
| Definition: A form of a word that denotes more than one person or thing. |
| Example: In the phrase those dogs, the word dogs is the plural form of the word dog. |
| Etymology: The word derives via Old French from the Latin pluralis, of or belonging to more than one. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation in its grammatical sense is from 1377: "Three propre persones ac nought in plurel noumbre, For al is but on god." (Langl. P. Pl. B. x. 237) |