plurally
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7.2
Using the plural form of a word to show more than one thing
- adverb
- /ˈplʊrəli/
- Specialized
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en plural
- The report illustrates how the data sets can be analyzed plurally to understand overall trends.
Examples
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Those are points where atoms, and I used atoms plurally perhaps can exist.
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Research on sexuality and other identities has demonstrated, however, the ways in which visibility politics based on identity are viewed plurally by marginalized communities.
Academic text (2005) -
A singular, plurally correct answer does exist.
Blog text (27) -
When discussing languages, it's important to use terms plurally when referring to two or more languages.
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In a grammar lesson, the teacher explained that many nouns can be used plurally to indicate more than one.
Surface Forms
plurally positive
Morphology
Etymology
Plurally comes from plural meaning 'more than one', plus the ending -ly that turns it into a word about how something is done. So plurally means doing or saying something in a way that uses or refers to more than one thing.