MYRIAD


Meaning of MYRIAD in English

/ ˈmɪriəd; NAmE / noun

( literary ) an extremely large number of sth :

Designs are available in a myriad of colours.

►  myr·iad adjective :

the myriad problems of modern life

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (referring to a unit of ten thousand): via late Latin from Greek murias , muriad- , from murioi 10,000.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.