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plurally, adv.|ˈplʊərəlɪ|
[f. plural + -ly2.]
In the plural number; so as to express or imply more than one; in a plural manner.
c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 345 Whan God bihiȝte Abraham þat he shulde ȝyve þat lond to him and to his seed, he seid not pluraliche, þat he shulde ȝyve it to his seedis. 1552Latimer 1st Serm. Lord's Prayer Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 5 Mark that he saith, advocatum, non advocatos. He speaketh singularly, not plurally. a1666C. Hoole Accidence (1671) 3 Nouns be declined with six Cases, Singularly and Plurally. 1685Baxter Paraphr. N.T. 1 Cor. xi. 23, 24 That Christ gave it them together plurally. 1860Ruskin Mod. Paint. V. vii. iv. §27. 152 ‘The heavens’ when used plurally..remained expressive of the starry space beyond. 1904Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 4/6 Mormons who were (plurally) married before polygamy was made illegal. |