myriad
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
ten thousand.
of an indefinitely great number; innumerable: the myriad stars of a summer night.
having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.: the myriad mind of Shakespeare.
ten thousand.
Origin of myriad
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- myr·i·ad·ly, adverb
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How to use myriad in a sentence
The truth is, in most investigations, there may be a myriad of small things going wrong, and “we never find out exactly what the issue is,” Danyluk says.
The Salmonella Outbreaks Among Peaches and Onions, Explained | Jenny G. Zhang | August 28, 2020 | EaterThere are myriad other reasons to embrace the adventure dress.
Digging into environmental studies introduces young people to the myriad ways that our world’s interconnectedness threatens the future.
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New Algorithm Paves the Way Towards Error-Free Quantum Computing | Edd Gent | August 14, 2020 | Singularity HubAnthropologists, psychologists and neuroscientists have all weighed in, so much so that the theories used to explain the purpose of rituals feel as myriad as the forms rituals have taken the world over.
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic? | Sujata Gupta | August 14, 2020 | Science News
Quotes like these suggest myriad reasons for respectable mainstream culture to write off Coffman as one more failed American.
I met the 38-year-old actor/filmmaker at a bar in Midtown Manhattan to discuss his myriad projects over some Scotch.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’ | Marlow Stern | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the myriad permutations this takes when it percolates down to the level of pop culture are fascinating.
Of Gamers, Gates, and Disco Demolition: The Roots of Reactionary Rage | Arthur Chu | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSure there are a myriad of other dating apps out there, but Mixxxer is different.
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Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors | Nina Strochlic | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbove, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeIt was the color of her skin, without the glow, the myriad living tints that one may sometimes discover in vibrant flesh.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinYou are only an honest countryman wandering amid a crowd of courtiers—virtue in danger amid a myriad of vices.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe jongleurs sang new chansons; the ladies blazed in brighter silks and velvet; a myriad flambeaux flickered over all.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe carriage doors opened and a myriad ants swarmed to the various boats.
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British Dictionary definitions for myriad
/ (ˈmɪrɪəd) /
innumerable
(also used in plural) a large indefinite number
archaic ten thousand
Origin of myriad
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