"multitudinous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ [UK], /ˌmʌltɪˈtudənəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multitudinous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more multitudinous [comparative], most multitudinous [superlative]
Etymology: From (the stem of) Latin multitūdō + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|multitūdō}} Latin multitūdō, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} multitudinous (comparative more multitudinous, superlative most multitudinous)
  1. Existing in great numbers; innumerable. Translations (existing in great numbers; innumerable): многоброен (mnogobroen) (Bulgarian), 无数的 (wúshùde) (Chinese Mandarin), multitudinario [masculine] (Galician), multitudinaria [feminine] (Galician), Massen- (German), 百千万 (hyakusenman) (alt: ひゃくせんまん) (Japanese), multitudinário [masculine] (Portuguese), multitudinária [feminine] (Portuguese), multitudinario (Spanish), sayısız (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-multitudinous-en-adj-ZeCUzCsd Disambiguation of 'existing in great numbers; innumerable': 95 2 1 2 0
  2. Comprising a large number of parts.
    Sense id: en-multitudinous-en-adj-Z4lht2lq
  3. Crowded with many people.
    Sense id: en-multitudinous-en-adj-fdiYqe3Y
  4. Coming from or produced by a large number of beings or objects.
    Sense id: en-multitudinous-en-adj-y66HEzwo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 3 67 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 10 24 8 56 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 24 7 59 3
  5. (obsolete) Of or relating to the multitude, of the common people. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-multitudinous-en-adj-WfTMglo6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: myriad, innumerable Derived forms: multitudinously Related terms: multitude

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