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adjective
1.
very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
2.
consisting of or comprising a great number of units or individuals: Recent audiences have been more numerous.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin numerōsus consisting of a great number, numerous, equivalent to nume-r(us) number + -ōsus -ous
1580–90; < Latin numerōsus consisting of a great number, numerous, equivalent to nume-r(us) number + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
nu·mer·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·nu·mer·ous, adjective
o·ver·nu·mer·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·nu·mer·ous·ness, noun
EXPANDsu·per·nu·mer·ous, adjective
su·per·nu·mer·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·nu·mer·ous·ness, noun
un·nu·mer·ous, adjective
un·nu·mer·ous·ly, adverb
un·nu·mer·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSE
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Numerosity
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
numerous
c.1586, from L. numerosus "numerous," from numerus "number" (see number).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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