Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of plural
- of plurality.
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Examples
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The poll was conducted May 1-May 31 and has a margin of error of plur or minus two percentage points.
Poll: White, Hispanic Democratic women still favor Clinton 2008
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These Ghawázi are mostly Gypsies who pretend to be Moslems; and they have been confused with the Almahs or Moslem dancing-girls proper (Awálim, plur. of Alimah, a learned feminine) by a host of travellers.
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“Amtár”; plur. of “Matr,” a large vessel of leather or wood for water, etc.
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“Banát” may be also sons, plur. of Ibn, as the word points to irrational objects.
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They affect Rims cars, out of the way, heavy rhymes: e.g. here Sakáríj (plur. of Sakrúj, platters, porringers); Tayáhíj (plur. of Tayhúj, the smaller caccabis-partridge); Tabáhíj (Persian Tabahjah, an me et or a stew of meat, onions, eggs, etc.)
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(Gold Mines of Midian, p. 85.) “Dawáhí,” plur. of Dáhiyah = a mishap.
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Faráríj (plur. of farrúj, a chicken, vulg. farkh) and Dakákíj
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“Ghániyat Azárá” (plur. of Azrá = virgin): the former is properly a woman who despises ornaments and relies on
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Alamín (plur.), never Alamayn (dual), is the Triregno denoted by the papal Tiara, the three Christian kingdoms being
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Sikábíj (plur. of Sikbáj, marinated meat elsewhere explained);
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