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plus

  [pluhs]
Use plussest in a Sentence
–preposition
1. more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
2. with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame.
–adjective
3. involving or noting addition.
4. positive: a plus quantity.
5. more (by a certain amount).
6. Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal.
7. Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process.
8. having a certain quality to an unusual degree: He has personality plus.
–noun
9. a plus quantity.
10. Arithmetic. plus sign.
11. something additional.
12. a surplus or gain.
–conjunction
13. Informal. also; and; furthermore: A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air.
–adverb
14. in addition; besides.
Origin:
1570–80; < L plūs more; akin to Gk pleíōn, ON fleiri more, OE feolu, fela, G viel, Goth filu, OIr il, Gk polý many

Usage note:
Since plus as a preposition has long had the meanings “more by the addition of” and “with the addition of,” it was but a short step to a newer use, mainly in informal writing and speech, as a conjunction meaning “also, and, furthermore.” Although this use is increasing, many object to it, and it is rare in more formal writing. And plus is likewise objected to, especially for being redundant: The paper was delivered two hours late, and plus it was soaking wet.
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Word Origin & History

plus 
1579, the oral rendering of the arithmetical sign +, from L. plus "more" (comparative of multus "much"), altered by influence of minus from *pleos, from PIE *ple- "full" (see plenary). Placed after a whole number to indicate "and a little more," it is attested from 1902. As a conj., "and," it is Amer.Eng. colloquial, attested from 1968. Plus fours (1921) were four inches longer in the leg than standard knickerbockers, to produce an overhang, originally a style assoc. with golfers. The plus-sign itself has been well-known since at least 1489 and is perhaps an abbreviation of L. et (see etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: plus
Pronunciation: 'pl&s
Function: adjective
: relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required forsuccessful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plants (as a fungus) —compare MINUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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