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pluplural

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word that is its own plural; an autological plural form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rhetoric

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A pluralized plural; a variable or term that refers to a collection of plural collections, without reducing them to a single set or composite unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: superplural, intensive plural, perplural, plurally plural, plural-plural

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From plu- + plural (blend of plural + plural).