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pluses

plus
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pluhs]
    • /plʌs/
    • /plʌs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pluhs]
    • /plʌs/

Definitions of pluses word

  • preposition pluses more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve. 1
  • preposition pluses with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame. 1
  • adjective pluses involving or noting addition. 1
  • adjective pluses positive: a plus quantity. 1
  • adjective pluses more (by a certain amount). 1
  • adjective pluses Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal. 1

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Origin of pluses

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin plūs more; akin to Greek pleíōn, Old Norse fleiri more, Old English feolu, fela, German viel, Gothic filu, Old Irish il, Greek polý many

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Parts of speech for Pluses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pluses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pluses usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pluses

noun pluses

  • capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
  • beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
  • compensations — Plural form of compensation.
  • overages — Plural form of overage.

Antonyms for pluses

noun pluses

  • minuses — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.

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