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superplural

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)upəːˈplʊəɹ(ə)l/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈplɔː-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌsupəɹˈplʊ(ə)ɹəl/
  • General-American: /-ˈplɜ-/
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹəl

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noun

Meaning 1

A term, word, etc., that describes a plurality greater than another plural.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, attributive

Qualifier: metaphysics (ontology)

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *upér From super- (prefix meaning ‘greater in quantity than’) + plural.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: monikkoa suurempi monikko — term, word, etc., that describes a plurality greater than another plural
  • Galician: superplural — term, word, etc., that describes a plurality greater than another plural