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myriad
[ mir-ee-uhd ]
/ ˈmɪr i əd /
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noun
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
ten thousand.
adjective
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.
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Origin of myriad
OTHER WORDS FROM myriad
myr·i·ad·ly, adverbWords nearby myriad
myotomy, myotonia, Myra, Myrdal, myria-, myriad, myriad-leaf, myriapod, myrica, myringotomy, myristic acid
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British Dictionary definitions for myriad
myriad
/ (ˈmɪrɪəd) /
adjective
innumerable
noun
(also used in plural) a large indefinite number
archaic ten thousand
Word Origin for myriad
C16: via Late Latin from Greek murias ten thousand
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