noun of multitude

noun of multitude
The name of something that contains many individual things or people. Examples: army, fleet, hundred.

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  • multitude — noun /ˈmʌltiːtjud/ a) A great amount or number, often of people. A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand …   Wiktionary

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  • multitude — noun 1》 a large number of people or things. 2》 (the multitude) the mass of ordinary people. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. multitudo, from multus many …   English new terms dictionary

  • multitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin multitudin , multitudo, from multus much more at meliorate Date: 14th century 1. the state of being many 2. a great number ; host 3. a great number of people 4.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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