Plural of agate
regular plural
The plural of agate is agates.
Forms of agate
| Singular | agate /ˈæɡ.ɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | agates |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Agates in a sentence
- My collection of marbles consisted mainly of priceless connie agates handed down by Grandpa.1980, Clive James, chapter II, in Unreliable Memoirs, page 19. From the entry connie agate
- She's always bustin’ my friggin’ agates.1998, The Big Lebowski, spoken by Tony the Chauffeur (Dom Irrera). From the entry jadrool
Meaning of agate
- noun A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- noun The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
- noun One fourteenth of an inch.
Questions about the plural of agate
- What is the plural of agate?
- The plural of agate is agates.
- Is agate countable?
- Agate is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: agate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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