pluralizations
Adding S's, typically
Pluralizations are instances of making words plural—adding the grammatical markers that indicate more than one.
The term appears in discussions of language, grammar instruction, or software that handles text: The spell-checker flags incorrect pluralizations.
It can also refer to the process itself: English pluralizations follow several patterns.
Collected mass over time
- collectionGathered set of items
- clusterGathered group nearby
- assemblageCollected group of things
- conglomerationHeterogeneous mass combined together
compilation · amassment · stockpile · bundle · heap · mass · bulk · totality
Reckon a total
- listSequence of recorded items
- tallyRecorded count
- catalogueSystematic list of items
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
register · tabulation · roster · roll · index · schedule · itemization · reckoning
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- collectionGathered set of items
- clusterGathered group nearby
- assemblageCollected group of things
conglomeration · compilation · amassment · stockpile · bundle · heap · mass · bulk · totality · sum
count
Reckon a total
inventory · register · tabulation · roster · roll · index · schedule · itemization · reckoning · numeration
multitude
Very large number
dozens · hundreds · thousands · millions · billions · legions · swarms · crowds · masses · arrays
assortment
Mixed collection of things
medley · mélange · miscellany · array · selection · mix · mosaic · patchwork · potpourri · amalgam
pluralizationssingularizations
Acts of making singular
deflections · reductions · simplifications · back-formations