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Why is "lens" singular and "lenses" plural? Why isn't "lens" the plural of "len"?

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Degbeme · 70-79, M
Not every word in English that ends in -s is plural.

Consider:

gas
bus
canvas
news
atlas
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@Degbeme Yes, but those don't look like plurals. It must be a different type of "s". Lol :)
Degbeme · 70-79, M