Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Being positive rather than negative or zero. · Positive, or involving advantage. · Electrically positive. · (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
prep
And; sum of the previous one and the following one. · With; having in addition.
verb
To add; to subject to addition. · To increase in magnitude. · To improve. · To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
noun
A positive quantity. · An asset or useful addition. · A plus sign: +. · Abbreviation of LGBT+
conj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAnd also; in addition; besides (which).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plusder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).
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