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- DictionaryMul·ti·tude/ˈməltəˌto͞od/
noun
- 1. a large number: "a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight"
Jul 12, 2012 · The meaning of MULTITUDE is the state of being many. How to use multitude in a sentence.
noun. a great number; host: a multitude of friends. a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng. Synonyms: mass. the state or character of being many; numerousness. the multitude, the common people; the masses. multitude. / ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd /.
A multitude is a very large number or a huge crowd. If you see a multitude of zombies approaching, you're in trouble. Sometimes the word multitude refers to the common people, or the masses — that is, everyone in a society apart from the political elite.
a large number of people or things: The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder. See more. the multitude. a large crowd of people: He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below. She couldn't get through the multitude surrounding the stage.
a large number of people or things: The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder. See more. the multitude. a large crowd of people: He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below. She couldn't get through the multitude surrounding the stage. The multitude called for his execution. the multitudes.
noun. /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ /ˈmʌltɪtuːd/ (formal) Idioms. [countable] multitude (of something/somebody) an extremely large number of things or people. a multitude of possibilities. a multitude of birds. These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways. The region attracts tourists in their multitudes.
the quality or state of being numerous, or many. 2. a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; host, myriad, etc. 3. the masses.
1. A very great number. 2. The masses; the populace: the concerns of the multitude. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin multitūdō, from multus, many; see mel- in Indo-European roots .] Synonyms: multitude, army, host2, legion.
1. A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them. [...] See a multitude of sins [...] 2. You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude. [written] [...] 3. You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes.
a large number of people or things: a multitude of problems / questions. (Definition of multitude from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)