Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of pluralizing; the attribution of plurality to a person or thing. Also spelled
pluralisation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of pluralizing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of making
plural .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to
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Examples
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Sir, I believe the proper pluralization is Connecticuts for Lieberman.
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However, there are a variety of other usages of apostrophes, and one of these is in pluralization.
Preposterous Apostrophes II: Pluralization « Motivated Grammar 2007
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I think you are missing an ānā in your pluralization.
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See what happens when we let people use apostrophes for pluralization?!
Senatorial abuse and apostrophe misuse « Motivated Grammar 2009
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Those on Blackberries (is that the proper pluralization?) have informed me that reception is sub-par.
Social Media at Federal NDP Convention 2009 : Law is Cool 2009
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There is no gender distinction among Persian words, but such marking is integral in Pashto and affects both the pluralization of words and their casing in actual usage.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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The philosophy rests on what Mr. Gardner terms "individualization," getting students to deeply understand a lesson or topic by learning about each of the children's learning styles, and "pluralization," the practice of teaching each subject in a few different ways.
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There is no gender distinction among Persian words, but such marking is integral in Pashto and affects both the pluralization of words and their casing in actual usage.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Probably because they understand how pluralization works.
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And I use the apostrophe-s for pluralization when the result without apostrophe would be confusing.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Best Google Research Project Ever 2009
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