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numerous

  • determiner
  • nu·mer·ous
  • /ˈnuməɹəs/

An indefinite large number of.

Related words

  • conumerous
  • equinumerous
  • numerously
  • numerousness
  • supranumerous
  • numerosity
  • overnumerous
  • supernumerous

Example sentences

  • “The space mission faced numerous technical difficulties.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "numerōsus" (numerous, abundant; harmonious).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “numerous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.