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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmyriade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mee-ree-ad
"Le ciel nocturne était rempli d'une myriade d'étoiles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A countless or extremely great number.
"The night sky was filled with a myriad of stars."
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Countless or innumerable.
"She faced myriad challenges during her career."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'myriad' originates from the Greek word 'myrias', meaning 'ten thousand'. It was adopted into English in the late 15th century, initially referring to a specific number before evolving to denote an indefinitely large number or countless entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Myriad" is said worldwide
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myriade
Transliteration: mee-ree-ad
"Le ciel nocturne était rempli d'une myriade d'étoiles."
Myriade
Transliteration: mee-ree-ah-deh
"Der Nachthimmel war mit einer Myriade von Sternen gefüllt."
miriade
Transliteration: mee-ree-ah-deh
"Il cielo notturno era pieno di una miriade di stelle."
miriada
Transliteration: mee-ree-ah-dah
"El cielo nocturno estaba lleno de una miriada de estrellas."
miríade
Transliteration: mee-ree-ah-dee
"O céu noturno estava cheio de uma miríade de estrelas."
अनंत संख्या
Transliteration: anant sankhya
"रात के आसमान में अनंत संख्या में तारे थे।"
无数
Transliteration: wú shù
"夜空中布满了无数的星星。"
무수한
Transliteration: musuhan
"밤하늘에는 무수한 별들이 있었다."
無数
Transliteration: musū
"夜空には無数の星が輝いていた。"
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