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numerous

nu·me·rous

UK/ˈnjuːməɹəs/ US/ˈnuməɹəs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

amounting to a large indefinite number

  • “numerous times”
  • “the family was numerous”
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Origin

From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.

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