plurality
Pronunciation: /plʊˈɹæləti/
The English word “plurality” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state of being plural.
- The holding of multiple benefices.
- A state of being numerous.
- A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
- A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.
- A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
- A group of many entities: a large number.
- A group composed of more than one entity.
- Polygamy.
- Synonym of multiplicity (“the condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body”).
Etymology
From plural + -ity, from Middle English pluralite, from Old French pluralité (“multitude, state of being plural”), from Latin plūrālitās.
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