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multitudinous

[muhl-ti-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-]

mul·ti·tu·di·nous

[muhl-ti-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-]
adjective
1.
forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
2.
comprising many items, parts, or elements.
3.
Archaic. crowded or thronged.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin multitūdin- (stem of multitūdō) multitude + -ous

mul·ti·tu·di·nous·ly, adverb
mul·ti·tu·di·nous·ness, noun
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Multitudinous has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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multitudinous (ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs)
 
adj
1.  very numerous
2.  rare great in extent, variety, etc
3.  poetic crowded
 
multi'tudinously
 
adv
 
multi'tudinousness
 
n

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