noun
multitude
MUHL-tiht-yood
noun
1
A very large number of people or things.
"A multitude of fans gathered outside the stadium."
"There are a multitude of reasons the project failed."
2
The general public or common people, as a group.
"The politician claimed to speak for the multitude."
How to Use Multitude
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA great many people or things, or (less commonly) ordinary people as a whole.
Common pairings
a multitude of reasons
a multitude of sins
Word Forms
multitudes plural
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Etymology
From Old French multitude, from Latin multitudo, from multus ("many, much").