"a great many" meaning in All languages combined

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Determiner [English]

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  1. A substantial number of Related terms: a good few, a good many, many a
    Sense id: en-a_great_many-en-det-j01XTYud Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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