PLURALETANTUM

Plurale tantum

A plurale tantum is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for referring to a single object. These are used in English for objects that function as pairs or sets . Many languages have pluralia tantum, such as the Latin word Kalendae, the Russian word den'gi 1, the Swedish word inälvor, or the Dutch word hersenen .

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plurale tantum

Noun

  1. A noun (in any specific sense) that has no singular form, such as scissors (in most usage).
    Roger wasn’t sure whether “jeans” was a true plurale tantum, since the word “jean” exists and describes a type of cloth.


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