plural of modesty
English
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editCalque of New Latin pluralis modestiae.
Noun
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plural of modesty (uncountable)
- The use of the first-person plural instead of the first-person singular to refer to oneself more modestly.
- The practice, common in mathematical and scientific literature, of referring to a generic third person by we (instead of the more common one or the informal you).
- Synonym: author's we