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myriad

[ mir-ee-uhd ]

noun

  1. a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
  2. ten thousand.


adjective

  1. of an indefinitely great number; innumerable:

    the myriad stars of a summer night.

  2. having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.:

    the myriad mind of Shakespeare.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. ten thousand.

myriad

/ ˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. innumerable
“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

noun

  1. also used in plural a large indefinite number
  2. archaic.
    ten thousand
“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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Other Word Forms

  • i·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myriad1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Greek ̄-, stem of ̄á “ten thousand,” from ̄íDz “cdzܲԳٱ”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myriad1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek murias ten thousand
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“Our client remains confident that these claims, like the myriad others he has filed, will be found to lack merit in a court or by an arbitrator.”

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Trump has repeatedly said he will follow court orders, and White House officials have said they are following the letter of the law in the myriad cases brought against the administration since he took office.

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Instead, SB 31 and HB 44 only offer the illusion that the Texas legislature is doing something to address concerns and recognize the myriad difficulties and complications people can experience while pregnant, she said.

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And, in the current moment, there are myriad ways for California to lose these dollars, based on Trump administration directives.

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Despite myriad examples to the contrary, watching a show’s starring character die suddenly still knocks us sideways.

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