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English Dictionary: plurality	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pill roller n a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Synonym(s): pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleural adj of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleural cavity n the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleural space n the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleuralgia n pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs Synonym(s): pleurodynia, pleuralgia, costalgia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plural adj composed of more than one member, set, or kind [ant: singular] grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units Antonym(s): singular n the form of a word that is used to denote more than one Synonym(s): plural, plural form Antonym(s): singular, singular form
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plural form n the form of a word that is used to denote more than one Synonym(s): plural, plural form Antonym(s): singular, singular form
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralisation n the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to [syn: pluralization, pluralisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralise v mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?" Synonym(s): pluralize, pluralise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralism n a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements Antonym(s): monism the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralist n a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralistic adj of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism; "a pluralistic culture"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plurality n 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" a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Synonym(s): battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack (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) Synonym(s): plurality, relative majority
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralization n the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to [syn: pluralization, pluralisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pluralize v mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?" Synonym(s): pluralize, pluralise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phlorol \Phlo"rol\, n. [Phloretic + -ol.] (Chem.) A liquid metameric with xylenol, belonging to the class of phenols, and obtained by distilling certain salts of phloretic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleural \Pleu"ral\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleur[91], or to the sides of the thorax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plural \Plu"ral\, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf. F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See {Plus}.] Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word. Plural faith, which is too much by one. --Shak. {Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See {Number}, n., 8.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plural \Plu"ral\, n. (Gram.) The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plural \Plu"ral\, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf. F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See {Plus}.] Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word. Plural faith, which is too much by one. --Shak. {Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See {Number}, n., 8.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralism \Plu"ral*ism\, n. 1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. 2. (Eccl.) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralist \Plu"ral*ist\, n. (Eccl.) A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice. [Eng.] Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were pluralists. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurality \Plural"ity\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas: cf. F. pluralit[82].] 1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb. 2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See {Majority}. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange. 3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below. {Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurality \Plural"ity\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas: cf. F. pluralit[82].] 1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb. 2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See {Majority}. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange. 3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below. {Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurality \Plural"ity\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas: cf. F. pluralit[82].] 1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb. 2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See {Majority}. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange. 3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below. {Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralization \Plu`raliza"tion\, n. The act of pluralizing. --H. Spencer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralize \Plu"ral*ize\, v. i. 1. To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes. --Earle. 2. (Eccl.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralize \Plu"ralize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pluralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pluralizing}.] 1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality* to; to express in the plural form. 2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralize \Plu"ralize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pluralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pluralizing}.] 1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality* to; to express in the plural form. 2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralizer \Plu"ral*i`zer\, n. (Eccl.) A pluralist. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluralize \Plu"ralize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pluralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pluralizing}.] 1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality* to; to express in the plural form. 2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurally \Plu"ral*ly\, adv. In a plural manner or sense.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pluriliteral \Plu`rilit"eral\, a. [Pluri- + literal.] Consisting of more letters than three. -- n. A pluriliteral word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurilocular \Plu`riloc"ular\, a. [Pluri- + locular.] Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.), having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits. {Plurilocular sporangia} (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each cell containing a single spore, as in many alg[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plurilocular \Plu`riloc"ular\, a. [Pluri- + locular.] Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.), having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits. {Plurilocular sporangia} (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each cell containing a single spore, as in many alg[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.] 1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds. 2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed. 3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates. {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis. {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or] Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs 1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful, and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See {Bear}. {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are not fully understood. {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle. {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus, turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun. {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}. {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math. Dict. {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly body from the north pole of the heavens. {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of every point of the line or surface. {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc. {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L. timidus}). {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis. {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast} (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as possible. {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}. {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2. {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See {Whale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polarily \Po"larily\, adv. In a polary manner; with polarity. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Plural EuLisp EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.