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multitude

[ muhl-ti-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. a great number; host:

    a multitude of friends.

  2. a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng.

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  3. the state or character of being many; numerousness.
  4. the multitude, the common people; the masses.


multitude

/ ˈʌɪˌː /

noun

  1. a large gathering of people
  2. the multitude
    the common people
  3. a large number
  4. the state or quality of being numerous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multitude1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English word from Latin word ܱپūō. See multi-, -tude
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multitude1

C14: via Old French from Latin ܱپūō
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Synonym Study

See crowd 1.
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She said she felt "so privileged to be joining a multitude of people" who were paying their respects to Pope Francis this week.

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Elon Musk thinks humankind’s only safety valve is to move multitudes to Mars.

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These two defenses have come up repeatedly in a multitude of legal actions to date against the Trump administration.

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It was once the Indian start-up world's shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises.

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“She contains multitudes. She has a lot of joie de vivre. She wants to drink all the marrow out of the moment. I have a feeling she’s always been that way.”

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