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- nounmultitude (noun) · multitudes (plural noun) · the multitude (noun) · the multitudes (plural noun)
- a large number of people or things:"demand for these materials has soared for a multitude of reasons" · "you'll have seen the multitude of benefits this brings" · "he could see multitudes of people along the road" · "the untold suffering faced by multitudes in the country"
- (the multitudethe multitudes)the mass of ordinary people without power or influence:"placing ultimate political power in the hands of the multitude" · "their voice is listened to by the multitudes"Similar:the common peoplethe populacethe rank and filethe commonaltythe plebeiansthe hoi polloithe proletariatthe common herdthe riffraffthe canaillethe ragtag (and bobtail)Opposite:the elite
- archaicthe state of being numerous:"they would swarm over the river in their multitude"
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin multitudo, from multus ‘many’. Explore further
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WEB1 day ago · Learn the meaning and usage of the word multitude, which can be a quantifier, a noun or a quality of being numerous. Find synonyms, pronunciation, translations and examples of multitude in sentences.
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