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multitude
[ muhl-ti-tood, -tyood ]
/ ËmÊl tɪËtud, -Ëtyud /
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noun
a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng.
the state or character of being many; numerousness.
the multitude, the common people; the masses.
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Origin of multitude
synonym study for multitude
2. See crowd1.
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British Dictionary definitions for multitude
multitude
/ (ËmÊltɪËtjuËd) /
noun
a large gathering of people
the multitude the common people
a large number
the state or quality of being numerous
Word Origin for multitude
C14: via Old French from Latin multitÅ«dÅ
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