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numerous definition

nu·mer·ous (no̵̅o̅′mər əs, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

  1. consisting of many persons or things a numerous collection
  2. very many

Etymology: L numerosus < numerus, number

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numerous Synonyms

numerous

modif.

copious, various, diverse; see infinite 1, many.


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numerous Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • mention: But then there has been the crud - too numerous to mention here.

Modifies a noun

  • occasion: They used them on numerous occasions, with varied success.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: There are, of course, many possible variants between the illustrated models - too numerous to reproduce here.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Female legislators have also become increasingly numerous, reaching 47 in the 2004 legislative election, which represents 21 percent of the 225 seats.
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numerous quotes

   Hobbits are an unobtrusive but veryancient people, more numerous formerly than theyare today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well- ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt† Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of 'the Big Folk', as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find.

-Tolkien,J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel)

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