plurale tantum


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Plurale tantum
A plurale tantum (Latin for "plural only"; plural form: pluralia tantum or pluralia tanta) is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for referring to a single object. These are used in English for objects that function as pairs or sets (spectacles, trousers, pants, scissors, clothes, electronics, bagpipes, genitals).

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