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superplurals

superplurals is the plural of superplural.

Meaning of superplural

Noun

superplural (plural superplurals)

  1. (also, attributive, metaphysics (ontology)) A term, word, etc., that describes a plurality greater than another plural.
    • The singular number, I understand, denotes one, and the plural more than one, but to describe the number of flies we have here would require a super-plural. It is not that we have merely 'more than one'—we have myriads of flies.[1916], Henry Hanna, “From Kizlar Dagh until the Withdrawal”, in The Pals at Suvla Bay: Being the Record of “D” Company of the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Dublin: E. Ponsonby […], →OCLC, page 124

Questions about superplurals

What is superplurals the plural of?
Superplurals is the plural of superplural.

Words near superplurals in the dictionary

  1. superplumes
  2. superplural
  3. superpluralism
  4. superpluralities
  5. superplurality
  6. superplurals
  7. superplus
  8. superplusage
  9. superplusages
  10. superpluses
  11. superpod

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