numerousness
Americannoun
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Beyond that, there is the possibility�once just a joke about the numerousness of the Kennedys, now sometimes talked about seriously�that Bobby might try to succeed Jack in the White House.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of 600 such letters—a typical day's grist—the chances are but half will be written in Italian, followed in the order of their numerousness, by those inscribed in Polish, French and Scandinavian.
From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
Finally, the revelation of the seven thousand—a round number, which expresses the sacredness as well as the numerousness of the elect, hidden ones—rebukes the hasty assumption of his being left alone, 'faithful among the faithless.'
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander
On the road, the coster's cart, loaded with Mr. and Mrs. Coster and a group of Costerlings—the numerousness of which said "no race suicide here"—scattered abroad song, vociferous if not tuneful.
From England by Fox, Frank, Sir
Not a single forward step in history has ever been taken without numerousness having urged humanity forward.
From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
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