"plusieurs" meaning in French

See plusieurs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ply.zjœʁ/ Audio: Fr-plusieurs.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French plusors, from Vulgar Latin *plūsiōres, alteration of Late Latin plūriōres (by influence from plūs), from Latin plūres. Alternatively can be thought up as Proto-Italic plēōsjōs (comparative of *plēōs) with the S restored. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|plusors|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French plusors, {{inh+|fr|fro|plusors}} Inherited from Old French plusors, {{inh|fr|VL.|*plūsiōres}} Vulgar Latin *plūsiōres, {{der|fr|LL.|plūriōres}} Late Latin plūriōres, {{der|fr|la|plūres}} Latin plūres Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y}} plusieurs (invariable)
  1. several, many, a lot Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-plusieurs-fr-adj-En-pJlIQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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