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n pl suffix [ME -es, -s, fr. OE -as, nom. & acc. pl. ending of some masc. nouns; akin to OS -os]--used to form the plural of most nouns that do not end in s, z, sh, ch, or postconsonantal y <heads> <books> <boys> <beliefs>, to form the plural of proper nouns that end in postconsonantal y <Marys>, and with or without a preceding apostrophe to form the plural of abbreviations, numbers, letters, and symbols used as nouns <MCs> <PhD's> <4s> <the 1940's> <$s> <B's>--compare [1]-es |