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[ˈmɪrɪəd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a countless or extremely great number of people or things
(e.g: there's a myriad of islands to explore)
- (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand
(e.g: the army was organized on a decimal system, up to divisions of 10,000 or myriads)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in myriad): via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi ‘10,000’
[ˈmɪrɪəd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- countless or extremely great in number
(e.g: he gazed at the myriad lights of the city)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in myriad): via late Latin from Greek murias, muriad-, from murioi ‘10,000’
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