In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is مُسْلِمُونَ (muslimūna, “Muslims”), the plural form of مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”), formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ (-ūna), and مُسْلِمَاتٌ (muslimātun, “Muslim women”), formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ (-ātun).

plural of sound plural

Synonym of first past the post

(biology) A theory suggesting that women have evolved to pursuit a dual-mating strategy, by forming long-term pair-bonds with men who are good providers, while securing high quality genes for their offspring via extra-pair copulation when they are ovulating.

plural of plural wife

A co-wife in a polygamous marriage.

(South Africa, historical) apartheid

(grammar) A form of plural — typically used with a name, title or kinship term — which collectively refers to all those people associated with the referent (within the given frame of reference).

plural of cohort plural

plural of associative plural