pl

pl is the abbreviation of plural.

pl is the abbreviation of place.

pl is the abbreviation of plates.

Meaning of plural

plural (comparative more plural, superlative most plural)

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
- The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
Synonyms:

manifold, multiple, morefold, several
In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
- English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
(comparable) Pluralistic.
- Although the nation was far more plural than Canada in the number of its Christian groups1987, Mircea Eliade, Charles J. Adams, editors, The Encyclopedia of religion, volume 3
(not comparable, multiplicity) Having some form of multiplicity, especially dissociative identity disorder.

place (countable and uncountable, plural places)

(physical) An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
- Ay, sir, the other squirrel was stolen from me by the hangman's boys in the market-placec. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Synonyms:

courtyard, piazza, plaza, square
(often, physical) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- They live at Westminster Place.
(physical) An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
(physical) Any area of the earth: a region.
- He is going back to his native place on vacation.
(physical) The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
- We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.
Synonyms:

seat
(physical) The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
- My Lady Dedlock has been down at what she calls, in familiar conversation, her "place" in Lincolnshire.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 2, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

PL (plural PLs)

(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of public library.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of proximity labeling.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of programming language.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of public license.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of price level.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of piecewise linear.
(US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of public law.
- The government's primary market promotion tool is Public Law 480, the Food for Peace program. Since its inception in 1954, PL 480 has provided an outlet in less-developed countries for American agricultural surpluses.1982, Richard Gilmore, A Poor Harvest: The Clash of Policies and Interests in the Grain Trade, page 21
(US, abbreviation, initialism, scouting) Initialism of patrol leader.

PL (not comparable)

plural	PLs

What is pl the abbreviation of?: Pl is the abbreviation of plural.
What part of speech is pl?: Pl can be a noun, a proper noun, an adjective or a verb.
What is the plural of pl?: The plural of pl is PLs.

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