English Explanatory Dictionary

plurale tantum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.

Pronunciation

/ˌplʊɚ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/ /ˌplɝ.ə.leɪ -/ Pluraletantumwiktionary.ogg

Word forms

plurale tantum pluralia tantum

Etymology

From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.

Related words

duale tantum singulare tantum uncountable
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