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Noun | 1. | plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations" flying colors,flying colours - complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" wings - a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration" ambages - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action innings - the batting turn of a cricket player or team sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants craps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice Ludi Saeculares,secular games - the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood" deeds,works - performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works" services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent" calisthenics,callisthenics - light exercises designed to promote general fitness; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video" hustings - the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) arts and crafts - the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production" contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman" last rites - rites performed in connection with a death or burial devotion - (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions" Stations,Stations of the Cross - (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary round - (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" alms - money or goods contributed to the poor operations,trading operations - financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records swaddling clothes - restrictions placed on the immature dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent last respects - the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" props - proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" appointment,fitting - (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) Augean stables - (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them backstairs - a second staircase at the rear of a building bath salts - a preparation that softens or scents a bath bedspring - (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed bellbottom pants,bellbottom trousers,bell-bottoms - trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s bellows - a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument Bermuda shorts,Jamaica shorts - short pants that end at the knee bikini pants - small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women binoculars,field glasses,opera glasses - an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes bleachers - an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached bloomers,pants,drawers,knickers - underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" boards - the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink boards - the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards" bones,castanets,clappers,finger cymbals - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance |
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"Forgive me for coming, but I couldn't pass the day without seeing you," he went on, speaking French, as he always did to avoid using the stiff Russianplural form, so impossibly frigid between them, and the dangerously intimate singular.
Lidi, by the way, is both the singular andplural form of the noun that describes the huge beasts of bur-den of the Thurians.
It is as ungrammatical to use the singular form (basis) without the indefinite article a pre-modifying it as it is to allow that word (a) to pre-modify theplural form (bases).
But the usage of "Palestinians" (plural) as opposed to "a Palestinian" (singular) never delivers on its promise or makes anything resembling a justification for itsplural form, as historian Morris proceeds to name in the entirety of his article exactly onePalestinian, Muhammad Haj Amin al-Husseini, who had any direct contact and collaboration with the Nazis.
Finally, in (1d), mhe functions as aplural form of the noun xama 'old man', having features of a plural inflection (Konig & Heine 2001; 2008; Heine & Konig 2015).
the dative singular form is always characterized by a final -( o)n; the nominative/genitiveplural form is always characterized by a final -D: -t follows a sibilant and -d occurs elsewhere;
"Sequelae is theplural form of "sequela," which is defined as an aftereffect of a disease, condition or injury.
We then adduce a number of innovative morphosyntatic features which we suggest can establish an Aramaeo-Canaanite sub-branch: the doubly marked fs demonstrative *da?t, the direct marker *?ayat, the use of dative subjects with certain predicates, the use of the construct state with prepositions, the prefix conjugation of geminate verbs, and theplural form of *bayt.
Usually the term sport is followed by the singular form of the word crisis, but in the current scenario within Pakistan, the use of theplural form had become imperative.
Because media is merely theplural form of the singular Latin noun medium.
The then Malaysian Bar president Christopher Leong had on June 18, 2013 noted that the government-printed Federal Constitution's Bahasa Malaysia version had always translated 'parent' to theplural form of 'ibu bapa' (father and mother), but had in the 2002 edition translated it to read 'ibu atau bapa' (mother or father).
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