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English
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- “We believe that this should change” instead of “I believe that this should change”.
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Etymology
Calque of New Latin plūrālis modestiae.
Noun
plural of modesty (plural plurals of modesty)
- The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular with the intent of referring to oneself more modestly.
- Synonyms: editorial we (in one sense), author's plural, author's we (in one sense)
- Coordinate terms: royal we, plural of excellence, plural intensive (all nearly antonymous)