Meaning & use

Pluralization

noun·Academic

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The process of making a word plural, or the state of a word being expressed in plural form.

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English pluralization usually just adds an 's', but there are many irregular exceptions.

The linguist studied pluralization patterns across several Slavic languages.

A note on using this word

A core topic in morphology, the branch of linguistics that studies how words are formed and inflected.

Words with an opposite meaning

singularization

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