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myriad
/ˈmɪɹi.æd/
noun 3adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
available, over, soft, unique
VERB + MYRIAD
filled, produces, ran, sampling
MYRIAD + NOUN
animals, bees, beginnings, cliffs, continuity, darkness, dozens, host
PREP.
after, in, through, with
Definitions
noun
1
Ten thousand; 10,000
2
Ten thousand; 10,000
3
A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
O Myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers / Matchleſs, but with th' Almighty, and that ſtrife / Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire,
adj
1
Multifaceted, having innumerable elements
one night he would be singing at the barred window and yelling down out of the soft myriad darkness of a May night; the next night he would be gone [...].
"As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad."
2
Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous
Earth hosts myriad animals.
Driven by a perceived political need to adopt a hard-line stance, Mr. Cameron’s coalition government has imposed myriad new restrictions, the aim of which is to reduce net migration to Britain to below 100,000.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — too numerous to be counted
- countless
- infinite
- innumerable
- innumerous
- multitudinous
- numberless
- uncounted
- unnumberable
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
Wiktionary02
O Myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers / Matchleſs, but with th' Almighty, and that ſtrife / Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire,
Wiktionary03
A myriad of beginnings to her intended discourse darted into her mind; but, as is usual in such cases, she chose the one the very worst suited to her purpose. "I never intend to marry," said she, in a
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one night he would be singing at the barred window and yelling down out of the soft myriad darkness of a May night; the next night he would be gone [...].
Wiktionary05
"As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad."
Wiktionary06
Earth hosts myriad animals.
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