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- Dictionarymyriad/ˈmɪrɪəd/
noun
- 1. a countless or extremely great number of people or things: "myriads of insects danced around the light above my head"
- 2. (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand: "the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads"
adjective
- 1. countless or extremely great in number: "he gazed at the myriad lights of the city"
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MYRIAD definition: 1. a very large number of something: 2. very large in number, or having great variety: 3. a very…. Learn more.
The meaning of MYRIAD is ten thousand. How to use myriad in a sentence. Did you know? Is myriad a noun?: Usage Guide
Myriad means having a large number or great variety. ...British pop and culture in all its myriad forms. ...the myriad tiny animals and plants living in the ice.
myriad. adjective. literary us / ˈmɪr.i.əd / uk / ˈmɪr.i.əd / very large in number, or having great variety: They offered no solution for all our myriad problems. There are myriad ways in which global warming can imperil the environment. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A myriad is a lot of something. If you’re talking about Ancient Greece, a myriad is ten thousand, but today you can use the word in myriad other ways. Myriad comes from the Greek myrioi, the word for ten thousand, or less specifically, a countless amount.
noun. a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things. ten thousand. adjective. of an indefinitely great number; innumerable: the myriad stars of a summer night. having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.: the myriad mind of Shakespeare. Synonyms: untold, infinite, boundless, countless. ten thousand. myriad. / ˈmɪrɪəd /
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Definition of myriad noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
myriad. noun [ C ] literary. Digital technology resulted in a myriad of (= many) new TV channels. (Definition of myriad from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Noun. Filter. adjective. Of an indefinitely large number; countless; innumerable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of a highly varied nature. Webster's New World. Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets. The myriad life of the metropolis. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: unnumbered. unnumberable. uncounted.