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additive plural

additive plural noun: a form of plural in which the referent is a collection of those items to which the stem itself refers (within a given frame of reference).

Noun

additive plural (plural additive plurals)

  1. A form of plural in which the referent is a collection of those items to which the stem itself refers (within a given frame of reference).

Forms of additive plural

pluraladditive plurals

Origin of additive plural

From additive + plural.

Questions about additive plural

What does additive plural mean?
Additive plural means a form of plural in which the referent is a collection of those items to which the stem itself refers (within a given frame of reference).
What part of speech is additive plural?
Additive plural is a noun.
What is the plural of additive plural?
The plural of additive plural is additive plurals.

Words near additive plural in the dictionary

  1. additive inverses
  2. additive manufacturing
  3. additive number theory
  4. additive operation
  5. additive operations
  6. additive plural
  7. additive plurals
  8. additively
  9. additiveness
  10. additives
  11. additivism

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