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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], [-t͡ʃ-] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmʌltəˌt(j)ud/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-multitude.wav , En-us-multitude.ogg Forms: multitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English multitude, multitud, multytude (“(great) amount or number of people or things; multitudinous”), borrowed from Old French multitude (“crowd of people; diversity, wide range”), or directly from its etymon Latin multitūdō (“great amount or number of people or things”), from multus (“many; much”) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns indicating a state or condition). The English word is analysable as multi- + -itude. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|multitude}} Middle English multitude, {{der|en|fro|multitude|t=crowd of people; diversity, wide range}} Old French multitude (“crowd of people; diversity, wide range”), {{glossary|etymon}} etymon, {{der|en|la|multitūdō|t=great amount or number of people or things}} Latin multitūdō (“great amount or number of people or things”), {{confix|en|multi|itude}} multi- + -itude Head templates: {{en-noun}} multitude (plural multitudes)
  1. A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion. Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: hantel, hantle [Northern-England, Scotland] Translations (great amount or number, often of people): πλῆθος (plêthos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), բազմություն (bazmutʻyun) (Armenian), շատություն (šatutʻyun) (Armenian), ramat [masculine] (Catalan), ᎤᏂᏣᏘ (unitsati) (Cherokee), ⲑⲟ (tho) [masculine] (Coptic), amaso (Esperanto), multitude [feminine] (French), Vielzahl [feminine] (German), Menge [feminine] (German), 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 (managei) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌾𐍉 (iumjō) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌷𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌰 (hiuhma) [masculine] (Gothic), πλήθος (plíthos) [neuter] (Greek), המון (hamón) [masculine] (Hebrew), mórshlua [masculine] (Irish), moltitudine [feminine] (Italian), massive (Jamaican Creole), alay [masculine] (Ladino), multitudo [feminine] (Latin), nuipuku (Maori), mātinitini (Maori), ngero (Maori), ngerongero (Maori), tini ngerongero (Maori), هوش (hevş) (Ottoman Turkish), mnóstwo (Polish), multum (Polish), bezlik [masculine] (Polish), multidão [feminine] (Portuguese), massa [feminine] (Portuguese), povo [masculine] (Portuguese), мно́жество (mnóžestvo) [neuter] (Russian), ма́сса (mássa) [feminine] (Russian), चक्रवाल (cakravāla) [masculine] (Sanskrit), mòr-sluagh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), мно̀штво [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mnòštvo [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), multitud [feminine] (Spanish), అధిక మొత్తము (adhika mottamu) (Telugu), kalabalık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-multitude-en-noun-CmtQKuHo Disambiguation of Collectives: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, English terms suffixed with -itude, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Jamaican Creole translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -itude: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Jamaican Creole translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'great amount or number, often of people': 96 4
  2. The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace. Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: crowd Translations (mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses): πλῆθος (plêthos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ամբոխ (ambox) (Armenian), բազմություն (bazmutʻyun) (Armenian), маса (masa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ⲑⲟ (tho) [masculine] (Coptic), popolanaro (Esperanto), multitude [feminine] (French), Menschenmenge [feminine] (German), Menge [feminine] (German), Volk [neuter] (German), πλήθος (plíthos) [neuter] (Greek), μάζα (máza) [feminine] (Greek), המון (hamón) [masculine] (Hebrew), ערב רב (érev rav) [masculine] (Hebrew), mórshlua [masculine] (Irish), folla [feminine] (Italian), multitudo [feminine] (Latin), marea (Maori), hākerekere (Maori), mòr-sluagh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), мно̀штво [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), пу̑к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свјѐтина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ма̀са [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), го̀мила [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mnòštvo [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȗk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svjètina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), màsa [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gòmila [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), multitud [feminine] (Spanish), జనబాహుళ్యము (janabāhuḷyamu) (Telugu), millet (Turkish), kalabalık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-multitude-en-noun-onsyjVaC Disambiguation of Collectives: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contain multitudes, multitudinous, of multitude [noun]

Noun [French]

IPA: /myl.ti.tyd/ Audio: Fr-multitude.ogg Forms: multitudes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French multitude. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|multitude|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French multitude, {{inh+|fr|fro|multitude}} Inherited from Old French multitude Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} multitude f (plural multitudes)
  1. multitude Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-multitude-fr-noun-6rGlE7QZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 58 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 3 82 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 3 85 1 1

Noun [Old French]

Forms: multitude oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], multitudes [oblique, plural], multitude [nominative, singular], multitudes [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin multitūdō (“great amount or number of people or things”), from multus (“many; much”) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns indicating a state or condition). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|multitūdō||great amount or number of people or things}} Latin multitūdō (“great amount or number of people or things”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} multitude oblique singular, f (oblique plural multitudes, nominative singular multitude, nominative plural multitudes)
  1. crowd of people
    Sense id: en-multitude-fro-noun-gJzgoDiG
  2. diversity; wide range
    Sense id: en-multitude-fro-noun-ACuISjHV

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1892, Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], →OCLC, stanza 51, page 78:",
          "text": "Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)",
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          "ref": "1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: The Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:",
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      "word": "contain multitudes"
    },
    {
      "word": "multitudinous"
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          "ref": "1892, Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], →OCLC, stanza 51, page 78:",
          "text": "Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)",
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          "ref": "1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: The Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.",
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          "ref": "1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:",
          "text": "On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.",
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          "ref": "1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:",
          "text": "We found Pop Glossop in his pantry polishing silver, and put in our order. He seemed a little surprised at the inrush of such a multitude, but on learning that our tongues were hanging out obliged with a bottle of the best […]",
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          "ref": "1599, “Exodus 23:2”, in Geneva Bible, Tolle Lege Press, →ISBN, page 83:",
          "text": "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil",
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          "ref": "1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 117:",
          "text": "Along with its natural protectors and guardians, learning will be caſt into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a ſwiniſh multitude.",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bazmutʻyun",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "բազմություն"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "šatutʻyun",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ramat"
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      "code": "chr",
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      "roman": "unitsati",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "ᎤᏂᏣᏘ"
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      "code": "cop",
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      "roman": "tho",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ⲑⲟ"
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "amaso"
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      "lang": "French",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "multitude"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vielzahl"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Menge"
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    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "managei",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹"
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      "code": "got",
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      "roman": "iumjō",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌾𐍉"
    },
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hiuhma",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌷𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌰"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "plíthos",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πλήθος"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "plêthos",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πλῆθος"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hamón",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "המון"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mórshlua"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moltitudine"
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    {
      "code": "jam",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "massive"
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    {
      "code": "lad",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "alay"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "nuipuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "ngero"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
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    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "tini ngerongero"
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      "code": "ota",
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      "word": "هوش"
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      "code": "pl",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "multidão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "massa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "povo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnóžestvo",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "мно́жество"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mássa",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ма́сса"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "cakravāla",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "चक्रवाल"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mòr-sluagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мно̀штво"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mnòštvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "multitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "adhika mottamu",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "అధిక మొత్తము"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "great amount or number, often of people",
      "word": "kalabalık"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ambox",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "word": "ամբոխ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bazmutʻyun",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "word": "բազմություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "masa",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "маса"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "tho",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ⲑⲟ"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "word": "popolanaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "multitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Menschenmenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Menge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Volk"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "plíthos",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πλήθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "máza",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μάζα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "plêthos",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πλῆθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hamón",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "המון"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "érev rav",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ערב רב"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mórshlua"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "folla"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "multitudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "word": "marea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "word": "hākerekere"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mòr-sluagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мно̀штво"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пу̑к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "свјѐтина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ма̀са"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "го̀мила"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mnòštvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pȗk"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
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      "word": "svjètina"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mass of ordinary people; the populace or the masses",
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