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many definition

many (men′ē)

adjective more, most

  1. consisting of some large, indefinite number (of persons or things); numerous
  2. relatively numerous (preceded by as, too, etc.)

Etymology: ME < OE manig, akin to Ger manch (OHG manag) < IE base *menegh-, many, richly > Sans maghā-, gift, OIr menicc, abundant

plural noun

a large number (of persons or things)

pronoun

many persons or things
many Idioms

a good many

a relatively large number (of persons or things)

a great many

an extremely large number (of persons or things)

as many

the same number of to read ten books in as many days

be (one) too many for

to defeat; overwhelm

so many

  1. a finite but unspecified number of works so many hours a week
  2. some number of acting like so many children

the many

  1. the majority of people
  2. the masses

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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