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Added 9 October 2026

plurality

/plʊˈɹæləti/ noun

In Latin: plūrālitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plurality at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state of being plural.
The holding of multiple benefices.
A state of being numerous.

Origin

From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.

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