MYRIAD

Myriad

A myriad is literally the number ten thousand; in that sense, the term is used almost exclusively in translations from Greek, Latin, or Chinese, or when talking about ancient Greek numbers. More generally, a myriad may be a indefinitely large number of things.

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myriad

Noun

  1. Ten thousand; 10,000
  2. A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
    Earth hosts a myriad of animals.

Adjective

  1. Multifaceted, having innumerable elements
  2. Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous
    Earth hosts myriad animals.


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