First Known Use: 14th century
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multitude
noun mul·ti·tude \ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
: a great number of things or people
the multitude : ordinary or common people as a group
Full Definition of MULTITUDE
1
: the state of being many
2
: a great number : host
3
: a great number of people
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Origin of MULTITUDE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin multitudin-, multitudo, from multus much — more at meliorate
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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
MULTITUDE Defined for Kids
multitude
noun mul·ti·tude \ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
Definition of MULTITUDE for Kids
: a great number of people or things <a multitude of choices>
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