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MYRIAD
countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable
(adjective) too numerous to be counted; “countless hours”; “an infinite number of reasons”; “innumerable difficulties”; “the multitudinous seas”; “myriad stars”
myriad
(noun) a large indefinite number; “he faced a myriad of details”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
myriad (plural myriads)
(historical) Ten thousand; 10,000 [from 16th c.]
A countless number or multitude (of specified things) [from 16th c.]
Usage notes
Used as an adjective (see below), 'myriad' requires neither an article before it nor a preposition after. Because of this, some consider the usage described in sense 2 above, where 'myriad' acts as part of a nominal (or noun) group (that is, "a myriad of animals"), to be tautological.
Adjective
myriad (not comparable)
(modifying a singular noun) Multifaceted, having innumerable elements [from 18th c.]
(modifying a plural noun) Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Myr"i*ad, n. Etym: [Gr. myriade.]
1. The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.
2. An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number.
Myr"i*ad, a.
Definition: Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, myriad stars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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