Many /(?)/
Ma·ny
Many
n.
- A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.]
Many
a. & pron.
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Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
Thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
Phrases & Compounds
- Many a
- a large number taken distributively; each one of many.
- Many one
- many a one; many persons.
- The many
- the majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
- Too many
- too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us.
Many
n.
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The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
After him the rascal many ran.
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A large or considerable number.
A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves.
Seeing a great many in rich gowns.
It will be concluded by many that he lived like an honest man.
He is liable to a great many inconveniences.