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Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
Examples
Examples of plural forms: car - cars, boat - boats, house - houses, friend - friends.
English plurals
English plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, the plural is usually formed by adding an 's' at the end of the word.
Regular English plurals
The plural morpheme in English is suffixed to the end of most nouns. Regular English plurals fall into three classes, depending upon the sound that ends the singular form.
Irregular English plurals
Irregular plurals do not add an 's' but instead change the word itself in some other way. Examples include: man - men, woman - women, tooth - teeth.
Plurals in other languages
Plurals in other languages are formed in various ways, such as through vowel changes, adding a suffix, or through a change in stress or tone.


