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Irregular plurals

calves

the plural of calf

children

the plural of child

corpora

a plural of corpus

elves

the plural of elf

feet

the plural of foot1

geese

the plural of goose1

genera

the plural of genus

halves

the plural of half

hooves

a plural of hoof1

indices

a plural of index1

knives

the plural of knife1

leaves

the plural of leaf1

lives

the plural of life

loaves

the plural of loaf1

matrices

a plural of matrix

media

a plural of medium2

men

the plural of man

mice

the plural of mouse1

ova

the plural of ovum

oxen

the plural of ox

pence

a plural of penny

people

noun

the plural of person

quanta

the plural of quantum

radii

the plural of radius

scarves

the plural of scarf1

selves

the plural of self

sera

a plural of serum

sheaves

the plural of sheaf

shelves

the plural of shelf

skies

the plural of sky1

strata

the plural of stratum

teeth

the plural of tooth

testes

the plural of testis

these

adverb, determiner, pronoun

the plural of this

those

adverb, determiner, pronoun

the plural of that

wives

the plural of wife

wolves

the plural of wolf1

women

the plural of woman

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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the short high sound that a small bird makes

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an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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