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multi·tude (mul′tə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. 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: preceded by the

Etymology: OFr < L multitudo < multus, many: see multi-

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multitude Synonyms

multitude

n.

  1. The state of being numerous

    aggregation, plenitude, abundance; see number 1.

  2. A great crowd

    throng, drove, mob; see crowd 1, gathering, people 3. See syn. study at crowd.


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multitude Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sin: The phrase ' plus support ' can cover a multitude of sins on a concert poster.

Converse of subject

  • surround: The whole mural is surrounded by a multitude of colorful flags.

Converse of object

  • teem: Humanists must colonize the new space along with the rest of the teeming multitude that throngs the Internet Fair.

Adjective modifier

  • immense: An immense multitude had been attracted thither with their wives and children.
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multitude quotes

If photography is allowed to stand in forart in some of its functions it will soon supplant or corrupt it completely thankstothenatural support it will find inthestupidityof themultitude.It must return toits real task, which isto be the servant of the sciences and the arts, but the very humble servant, like printing and shorthand which have neither created nor supplanted literature.

-Baudelaire, Charles

Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

-Bible (Old Testament)

   When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rathera tumult was made, hetook water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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