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noun
1.
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
2.
ten thousand.
adjective
3.
of an indefinitely great number; innumerable: the myriad stars of a summer night.
4.
having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.: the myriad mind of Shakespeare.
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ten thousand.
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Myriad
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Related forms
myr·i·ad·ly, adverb
Synonyms
4. countless, boundless, infinite, untold.
4. countless, boundless, infinite, untold.
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Example Sentences
- For three weeks, myriad pretty dresses were paraded by myriad ravishing models.
- As you said, we can speculate on the myriad situations.
- More than 60 articles here address a myriad of topics on the overall theme of housing.
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Word Origin & History
myriad
1555, from M.Fr. myriade, from L.L. myrias (gen. myriadis) "ten thousand," from Gk. myrias (gen. myriados) "ten thousand," from myrios "innumerable, countless," of unknown origin. Specific use is usually in translations from Gk. or Latin.
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