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English
Etymology
duo- + plural
Adjective
duoplural (not comparable)
- (grammar) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two or more of something; nonsingular.
Noun
duoplural (plural duoplurals)
- (linguistics, grammar) Duoplural number; the grammatical number of a noun marking two or more of something.
- Languages that employ the duoplural include Navajo and Taos, where the verb shows singular, dual, and plural numbers, but the nouns are marked only as singular or nonsingular (duoplural).
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