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    myriad
    /ˈmɪrɪəd/

    noun

    • 1. a countless or extremely great number of people or things: "myriads of insects danced around the light above my head"
    • 2. (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand: "the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads"

    adjective

    • 1. countless or extremely great in number: "he gazed at the myriad lights of the city"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMYRIAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Myriad is a noun or adjective that means a very large number of something or having great variety. Learn how to use it in sentences and see translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › myriadMyriad Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Myriad is a noun meaning ten thousand or a great number, and an adjective meaning innumerable or having many aspects. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and usage of myriad from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMYRIAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Myriad is a literary word that means a very large number of something or having great variety. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMYRIAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Myriad is a word that means a very large number or great variety of people or things. It can be used as a quantifier, an adjective, or a noun. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of myriad.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › myriadMyriad - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Myriad comes from the Greek myrioi, the word for ten thousand, or less specifically, a countless amount. Myriad can be a noun, like a myriad of choices, or an adjective, like when you study myriad subjects in college. If you lift a rock you might find a myriad of bugs.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishmyriad noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word myriad, a literary term for an extremely large number of something. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › myriadMyriad Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of myriad as a noun and an adjective, and how to use it in sentences. Myriad means a very large number of things or very many, often used before a noun.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › MyriadMyriad - definition of myriad by The Free Dictionary

    A myriad is a large, indefinite number or a multitude of diverse elements. It can be used as a noun or an adjective, and it comes from Greek mūrias, meaning ten thousand. See synonyms, translations and usage notes.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordMYRIAD - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    A myriad is a very large number of things or people. Learn how to use this word in sentences, find out its synonyms and translations in different languages, and explore its grammar and pronunciation.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › myriad_nmyriad, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    A myriad is a unit of ten thousand, derived from Greek and used in ancient history and mathematics. It can also mean countless numbers of people or things, as in legions or hosts.