plurality
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being plural
to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable
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Sense 2 noun
a large indefinite number
a battalion of ants
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Sense 3 noun
(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plural |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | myriad |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | large indefinite quantity |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | election |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | relative quantity |