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myriad

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪrɪəd/
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Definition of myriad

noun

  • 1a countless or extremely great number of people or things:myriads of insects danced around the light above my head
  • 2(chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand: the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads

adjective

  • countless or extremely great in number:he gazed at the myriad lights of the city
  • having countless or very many elements or aspects:the myriad political scene

Origin:

mid 16th century (in myriad (sense 2 of the noun)): via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi '10,000'

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