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Meaning of 'plus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plus [ a.]
- More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.
- Hence, in a literary sense, additional; real; actual.

Meaning of 'plus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . plus [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
Example in sentence:
  • four plus three equals seven;
  • the summation of four and three gives seven
2 . plus [ a]
Meaning (2):
- on the positive side or higher end of a scale
Example in sentence:
  • a grade of C plus;
  • a plus value;
  • temperature of plus 5 degrees
3 . plus [ s]
Meaning (3):
- involving advantage or good
Example in sentence:
  • a plus (or positive) factor

Nearby Words:

pluck plucked plucker pluckily pluckiness plucking pluckless plucky pluff plug

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