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Dictionary: nu·mer·ous   ('mər-əs, nyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
Amounting to a large number; many.

[Middle English, from Latin numerōsus, from numerus, number. See number.]

numerously nu'mer·ous·ly adv.
numerousness nu'mer·ous·ness n.

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adjective

    Amounting to or consisting of a large, indefinite number: legion, many, multitudinous, myriad. Idioms: quite a few. See big/small/amount.

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Definition: many, abundant
Antonyms: deficient, few, lacking, little, occasional, rare, small


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Many.

pronunciation After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity. — George Ade (1866-1944), American humorist.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mangfoldig, talrig, mandstærk

Nederlands (Dutch)
talrijk, veelvoudig

Français (French)
adj. - nombreux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zahlreich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυάριθμος

Italiano (Italian)
numeroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - numeroso, cadenciado

Русский (Russian)
многочисленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - numeroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - manstark, talrik, harmonisk, rytmisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
很多的, 多数的, 数目众多的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很多的, 多數的, 數目眾多的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 많은, 곡조가 아름다운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多数の, おびただしい, 多数から成る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعدد, كثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רב, הרבה‬


 
 
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