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Plural of sham

regular plural

The plural of sham is shams.

Forms of sham

Singularsham /ˈʃæm/
Pluralshams
Countablecountable and uncountable

Meaning of sham

  1. adjective Intended to deceive; false.
  2. adjective Counterfeit; unreal.
  3. noun A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.

Full definition of sham

Questions about the plural of sham

What is the plural of sham?
The plural of sham is shams.
Is sham countable?
Sham is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sham (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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