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myriad

my·riad

UK/ˈmɪɹi.æd/ US/ˈmɪɹi.əd/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

too numerous to be counted

  • “incalculable riches”
  • “countless hours”
  • “an infinite number of reasons”
  • “innumerable difficulties”
  • “the multitudinous seas”
  • “myriad stars”
  • “untold thousands”
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noun

1.

a large indefinite number

  • “he faced a myriad of details”
2.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand

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Origin

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”).

Phrases

  • tens of thousands

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