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myriad

/ˈmɪɹi.æd/ noun

In Latin: mȳrias Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about myriad at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A large indefinite number.
    he faced a myriad of details
  2. The cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand.

adjective

  1. Too numerous to be counted.
    countless hours

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”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.

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