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Meaning of 'myriad' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Myriad [ a.]
- Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, myriad stars.
2 . Myriad [ n.]
- The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.
- An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number.

Meaning of 'myriad' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . myriad [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a large indefinite number
Example in sentence:
  • a battalion of ants;
  • a multitude of TV antennas;
  • a plurality of religions;
  • he faced a myriad of details
2 . myriad [ s]
Meaning (2):
- too numerous to be counted
Example in sentence:
  • an infinite number of reasons;
  • countless hours;
  • innumerable difficulties;
  • myriad stars;
  • the multitudinous seas

Nearby Words:

myrcia myria- myriacanthous myriagram myriagramme myrialiter myrialitre myriameter myriametre myriapod

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