Etymology

plurale tantum

Today it means: A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form. Full definition →

Latin plūrāle tantum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromplūrāle tantum“plural as such; plural only”
  2. English todayplurale tantum

From Latin plūrāle tantum (“plural as such; plural only”), from plūrāle + tantum.

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