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noun
1.
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
2.
a tribe or troop of Asian nomads.
3.
any nomadic group.
4.
a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.
verb (used without object)
5.
to gather in a horde: The prisoners horded together in the compound.
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Hordes
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Origin:
1545–55; earlier also hord, horda ≪ Czech, Polish horda < Ukrainian dialect gordá, Ukrainian ordá, Old Russian (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly < Turkic ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); compare Urdu
1545–55; earlier also hord, horda ≪ Czech, Polish horda < Ukrainian dialect gordá, Ukrainian ordá, Old Russian (orig. in Zolotaya orda the Golden Horde), via Mongolian or directly < Turkic ordu, orda royal residence or camp (later, any military encampment, army); compare Urdu
Synonyms
1. mob, herd, throng.
1. mob, herd, throng.
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Example Sentences
- And without fail, hordes of lecherous suits line up with their cameras.
- To avoid the hordes of day-trippers, spend the night.
- Hordes of people apparently tried to access the site to get details.
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Word Origin & History
horde
1555, from W. Turkic (cf. Tatar urda "horde," Turkish ordu "camp, army"), to Eng. via Polish, Fr., or Sp. The initial -h- seems to have been attached in Polish.
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