MYRIAD


Meaning of MYRIAD in English

[ 'mɪrɪəd ]

■ noun

1》 an indefinitely great number.

2》 (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand.

■ adjective innumerable.

↘having innumerable elements: the ~ political scene.

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk murias , muriad- , from murioi '10,000'.

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