"so many" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} so many (not comparable)
  1. A certain number of Tags: not-comparable Translations (a certain number): tant (Catalan), 咁多 (gam³ do¹) (Chinese Cantonese), tanta (Ido), sevverta (Ingrian), tot [masculine] (Italian), tot (Latin), tyle (Polish)
    Sense id: en-so_many-en-adj-Knqguvmu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'a certain number': 90 10
  2. Great in number; very numerous; a large number of Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: in so many words, so-manieth Related terms: as many, so much Translations (very numerous): tants (Catalan), 咁多 (gam³ do¹) (Chinese Cantonese), tot (Italian), così tanti (Italian), (Polish), tyle (Polish), geijlai (Zhuang)
    Sense id: en-so_many-en-adj-sivZEW0l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'very numerous': 1 99

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for so many meaning in English (3.1kB)

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          "text": "January 2001, George W. Bush - First Inaugural Address\nI am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow."
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          "sense": "very numerous",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "very numerous",
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          "sense": "very numerous",
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      "sense": "very numerous",
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      "sense": "very numerous",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very numerous",
      "word": "tyle"
    },
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      "sense": "very numerous",
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