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   many

   /ˈmɛni/

   determiner

   • 1. a large number of: "many people agreed with her" Similar numerousa great/good deal ofa lot ofa large/great number ofgreat quantities ofplenty ofcountlessinnumerablescores ofcrowds ofdroves ofan army ofa horde ofa multitude ofa multiplicity ofmultitudinousnumberlessmultipleuntoldseveralvarioussundrydiverseassortedmultifariouscopiousabundantprofusean abundance ofa profusion offrequentinformal:lots ofumpteeneleventyloads ofmasses ofstacks ofscads ofheaps ofpiles ofbags oftons ofoodles ofdozens ofhundreds ofthousands ofmillions ofbillions ofzillions ofmore … than one can shake a stick atshedloada slew ofgazillions ofbazillions ofgobs ofa swag ofvulgar slang:a shitload ofliterary:myriaddiversOpposite few

   pronoun

   • 1. a large number of people or things: "it could be the solution to many of our problems"

   plural

   • 1. the majority of people: "their vision is that trade is in the interest of the many, not the few" Similar the peoplethe common peoplethe massesthe multitudethe majoritythe populacethe publicthe rank and filethe crowdthe commonaltythe commonalityderogatory:the hoi polloithe common herdthe mobthe proletariatthe rabblethe riff-raffthe great unwashedthe canaillethe prolesthe plebsOpposite aristocracy

   Word Origin Old Englishmanig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch menig and German manch.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

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