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  [mawr, mohr]
Use more in a Sentence
–adjective, compar. of much or many with most as superl.
1. in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more money.
2. additional or further: Do you need more time? More discussion seems pointless.
–noun
3. an additional quantity, amount, or number: I would give you more if I had it. He likes her all the more. When I could take no more of such nonsense, I left.
4. a greater quantity, amount, or degree: More is expected of him. The price is more than I thought.
5. something of greater importance: His report is more than a survey.
6. (used with a plural verb) a greater number of a class specified, or the greater number of persons: More will attend this year than ever before.
–adverb compar. of much with most as superl.
7. in or to a greater extent or degree (in this sense often used before adjectives and adverbs, and regularly before those of more than two syllables, to form comparative phrases having the same force and effect as the comparative degree formed by the termination -er): more interesting; more slowly.
8. in addition; further; longer; again: Let's talk more another time. We couldn't stand it any more.
9. moreover.
—Idioms
10. more and more, to an increasing extent or degree; gradually more: They became involved more and more in stock speculation.
11. more or less,
a. to some extent; somewhat: She seemed more or less familiar with the subject.
b. about; in substance; approximately: We came to more or less the same conclusion.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE māra; c. OHG mēro, ON meiri, Goth maiza. See most

Related forms:
moreness, noun
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  [mawr, mohr]
–noun
1. Hannah, 1745–1833, English writer on religious subjects.
2. Paul Elmer, 1864–1937, U.S. essayist, critic, and editor.
3. Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author: canonized in 1935.

Mo⋅ré

  [muh-rey]
–noun
Mossi (def. 2).

man⋅y

  [men-ee] adjective, more, most, noun, pronoun
–adjective
1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people.
2. noting each one of a large number (usually fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained.
–noun
3. a large or considerable number of persons or things: A good many of the beggars were blind.
4. the many, the greater part of humankind.
–pronoun
5. many persons or things: Many of the beggars were blind. Many were unable to attend.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mani, meni, OE manig, menig; akin to OS, OHG manag, menig, Dan mange, Goth manags

Synonyms:
1. multifarious, multitudinous, myriad; divers, sundry, various. Many, innumerable, manifold, numerous imply the presence or succession of a large number of units. Many is a popular and common word for this idea: many times. Numerous, a more formal word, refers to a great number or to very many units: letters too numerous to mention. Innumerable denotes a number that is beyond count or, more loosely, that is extremely difficult to count: the innumerable stars in the sky. Manifold implies not only that the number is large but also that there is variety or complexity.

Antonyms:
1. few, single.

mo⋅res

  [mawr-eyz, -eez, mohr-]
–plural noun Sociology.
folkways of central importance accepted without question and embodying the fundamental moral views of a group.
Origin:
1905–10; < L mōres, pl. of mōs usage, custom

Synonyms:
customs, conventions, practices.

much

  [muhch] adjective, more, most, noun, adverb, more, most.
–adjective
1. great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
–noun
2. a great quantity, measure, or degree: Much of his research was unreliable.
3. a great, important, or notable thing or matter: The house is not much to look at.
–adverb
4. to a great extent or degree; greatly; far: to talk too much; much heavier.
5. nearly, approximately, or about: This is much like the others.
—Idioms
6. make much of,
a. to treat, represent, or consider as of great importance: to make much of trivial matters.
b. to treat with great consideration; show fondness for; flatter.
7. much as,
a. almost the same as: We need exercise, much as we need nourishment.
b. however much: Much as she wanted to stay at the party, she had to leave.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME muche, moche, apocopated var. of muchel, mochel, OE mycel; r. ME miche(l), OE micel great, much (cf. mickle ), c. ON mikill, Goth mikils, Gk mégal-, suppletive s. of mégas great

Mos⋅si

  [mos-ee]
–noun, plural -sis, (especially collectively) -si for 1.
1. an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
2. Also called Moré. the language of the Mossi people, a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family.
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man·y   (měn'ē)   
adj.   more (môr, mōr), most (mōst)

  1. Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous: many a child; many another day.

  2. Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number: many friends.

n.   (used with a pl. verb)

  1. A large indefinite number: A good many of the workers had the flu.

  2. The majority of the people; the masses: "The many fail, the one succeeds" (Tennyson).

pron.   (used with a pl. verb)
A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).

[Middle English, from Old English manig; see menegh- in Indo-European roots.]
more   (môr, mōr)   
adj.   Comparative of many, much.

    1. Greater in number: a hall with more seats.

    2. Greater in size, amount, extent, or degree: more land; more support.

  2. Additional; extra: She needs some more time.

n.  A greater or additional quantity, number, degree, or amount: The more I see of you the more I like you.
pron.  (used with a pl. verb) A greater or additional number of persons or things: I opened only two bottles but more were in the refrigerator.
adv.   Comparative of much.

    1. To or in a greater extent or degree: loved him even more.

    2. Used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs: more difficult; more softly. See Usage Note at perfect.

  2. In addition: phoned twice more.

  3. Moreover; furthermore.


[Middle English, from Old English māra and māre; see mē-3 in Indo-European roots.]
More   (môr, mōr)   
English politician, humanist scholar, and writer who refused to comply with the Act of Supremacy, by which English subjects were enjoined to recognize Henry VIII's authority over the pope, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London and beheaded for treason. His political essay Utopia (1516) speculates about life under an ideal government. More was canonized in 1935.
much   (mŭch)   
adj.   more (môr, mōr), most (mōst)
Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection.
n.  

  1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written.

  2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.

adv.   more, most

  1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter.

  2. Just about; almost: much the same.

  3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much.


[Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
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Cultural Dictionary

mores [(mawr-ayz, mawr-eez)]

The customs and manners of a social group or culture. Mores often serve as moral guidelines for acceptable behavior but are not necessarily religious or ethical.

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Word Origin & History

many 
O.E. monig, manig, from P.Gmc. *managaz (cf. O.S. manag, Swed. mången, O.Fris. manich, Du. menig, Ger. manch, Goth. manags), from PIE *monogho- (cf. O.C.S. munogu "much, many," O.Ir. menicc, Welsh mynych "frequent"). Pronunciation altered by influence of any (see manifold)

more 
O.E. mara (adj.) "greater, more," used as a comp. of micel "great" (see mickle), from P.Gmc. *maizon (cf. O.S. mera, O.N. meiri, O.Fris. mara, M.Du. mere, O.H.G. mero, Ger. mehr), from PIE *meis (cf. Avestan mazja "greater," O.Ir. mor "great," Gk. -moros "great," Oscan mais "more"). O.E. used related ma "more" as adv., n., from P.Gmc. *mais; this became M.E. mo, but more in this sense began to predominate in later M.E.

mores 
"customs," 1907, from L. mores "customs, manners, morals" (see moral).

much 
c.1205, worn down by loss of unaccented last syllable from M.E. muchel, from O.E. micel "great in amount or extent," from P.Gmc. *mekilaz, from PIE *meg- "great." For vowel evolution, see bury.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

more tool
The standard Unix pager program.
See also: less.
(2008-09-08)

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Idioms & Phrases

more

In addition to the idioms beginning with more, also see bite off more than one can chew; irons in the fire, more than one; wear another (more than one) hat; what is more.

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