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- [muhl-ti-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
- /ˈmʌl.tɪ.tjuːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhl-ti-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
Definitions of multitude word
- noun multitude a great number; host: a multitude of friends. 1
- noun multitude a great number of people gathered together; crowd; throng. 1
- noun multitude the state or character of being many; numerousness. 1
- noun multitude the multitude, the common people; the masses. 1
- noun multitude A large number. 1
- noun multitude people: crowd 1
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Origin of multitude
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325; Middle English word from Latin word multitūdō. See multi-, -tude
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Parts of speech for Multitude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
multitude popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for multitude
noun multitude
- legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- horde — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
- myriad — a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- slew — simple past tense of slay.
Antonyms for multitude
noun multitude
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- handful — the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
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