multitude
mul·ti·tude
noun \ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\Definition of MULTITUDE
1
: the state of being many
2
: a great number : host
3
: a great number of people
Examples of MULTITUDE
- a candidate trying to appeal to the multitude
- <awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky>
Origin of MULTITUDE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin multitudin-, multitudo, from multus much — more at meliorate
First Known Use: 14th century
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Rhymes with MULTITUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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