NUMEROUS

numerous, legion

(adjective) amounting to a large indefinite number; “numerous times”; “the family was numerous”; “Palomar’s fans are legion”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)

Indefinitely large numerically, many.

Synonyms

• many, multiple; see also manifold

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"mer*ous, a. Etym: [L. numerosus. See Number.]

1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army. Such and so numerous was their chivalry. Milton.

2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton.

– Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv.

– Nu"mer*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 June 2024

STOP

(verb) interrupt a trip; “we stopped at Aunt Mary’s house”; “they stopped for three days in Florence”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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