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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMultitude
/ˈmʌl.tɪ.tjuːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large number of people or things.
"The festival attracted a multitude of visitors from all over the country." - 2
The state of being numerous.
"The multitude of stars in the night sky was breathtaking."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin multitudo, coming from multus (many), entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century. It originally retained the specific sense of a large crowd or collection of people before broadening to general large quantities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multitude" is said worldwide
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multitude
Transliteration: mül-ti-tüd
"La fête a attiré une multitude de visiteurs."
Menge
Transliteration: men-guh
"Das Festival zog eine Menge Besucher an."
moltitudine
Transliteration: mol-ti-di-ne
"Il festival ha attratto una moltitudine di visitatori."
multitud
Transliteration: mul-ti-tud
"El festival atrajo a una multitud de visitantes."
multidão
Transliteration: mul-ti-dão
"O festival atraiu uma multidão de visitantes."
जनसमूह
Transliteration: janasamuh
"त्योहार ने एक विशाल जनसमूह को आकर्षित किया।"
众多
Transliteration: zhòng duō
"节日吸引了众多游客。"
다수
Transliteration: da-su
"축제는 많은 방문객을 끌어들였습니다."
多数
Transliteration: tasū
"祭りは多数の訪問者を引き寄せました。"
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