numerous
Americanadjective
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very many; being or existing in great quantity.
numerous visits;
numerous fish.
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consisting of or comprising a great number of units or individuals.
Recent audiences have been more numerous.
adjective
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being many
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consisting of many units or parts
a numerous collection
Related Words
See many.
Other Word Forms
- numerosity noun
- numerously adverb
- numerousness noun
- overnumerous adjective
- overnumerously adverb
- overnumerousness noun
- supernumerous adjective
- supernumerously adverb
- supernumerousness noun
- unnumerous adjective
- unnumerously adverb
- unnumerousness noun
Etymology
Origin of numerous
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin numerōsus “consisting of a great number, numerous,” equivalent to numer(us) number + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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When speaking about the health benefits of fibre consumption, Whelan points to numerous large-scale epidemiological studies, which record a large group of people's eating habits alongside which diseases they go on to develop.
From BBC
He has sold more than 300 million records in more than a dozen languages and garnered numerous Grammy nominations for his work, according to AP.
From Los Angeles Times
Technology, financial, and metals mining sectors show numerous stocks up 50% or more in the past year, contributing over $4 trillion to market capitalization.
From Barron's
The rapper has also come face-to-face with the law on numerous occasions over the past near decade.
From BBC
Although it had been sent to my editor long ago, I made numerous tiny changes.
From Los Angeles Times
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