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noun
The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular with the intent of referring to oneself more modestly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: editorial we, author's plural, author's we
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.
