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Plural vs Finings - What's the difference?

plural | finings |

As nouns the difference between plural and finings

is that plural is : a word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form while finings is substances added to wine, beer and certain other beverages to remove organic compounds in order to improve clarity or to adjust the flavour or aroma.

As an adjective plural

is consisting of or containing more than one of something.

plural

English

(wikipedia plural)

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(more)
  • Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Plural faith, which is too much by one.
  • (comparable) Pluralistic.
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    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar): a word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.

    • Usage notes

    * Many languages have singular and plural forms for one item or more than one item. Some have a singular form for one, dual form for two, trial form for three, paucal form for several, and plural for more than two (e.g., Arabic, Fijian). * While the plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, that is not always the case. The plural form is often used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quantity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown. * In English, the plural is most often formed simply by adding the letter "s" to the end of a noun, e.g. apple/apples. There are many exceptions, however, such as echo/echoes, mouse/mice, child/children, deer/deer (same word), etc.

    Antonyms

    * singular

    See also

    * ----

    finings

    English

    (wikipedia finings)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) Substances added to wine, beer and certain other beverages to remove organic compounds in order to improve clarity or to adjust the flavour or aroma.

    • Usage notes

    * Finings is not a plural but rather a mass noun.