C2noun · rare

myriad

myriad · myriads

безліч, незліченна кількість, міріади, міріада

мириада, тьма

Vielzahl, Unmenge, Myriade, Unzahl

Ten thousand; 10,000Ten thousand; 10,000

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UK/ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjad/US/ˈmɪɹi.æd/

» Ziri's mind ran through a myriad of options.

Meaning

3 senses

(historical)Ten thousand; 10,000
Myriade
мириа́даmiriáda
міріадаmiriada
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
Ten thousand; 10,000
(historical)Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
Unmenge, Myriaden, Unzahl
мириа́даmiriáda, тьмаtʹma
незліченна кількістьnezličenna kilʹkistʹ, безлічbezlič, міріа́диmiriády

Examples

13 sentences

Ziri's mind ran through a myriad of options.
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Designs are available in a myriad of colors.
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There are myriad reasons why this project might fail.
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The night sky was filled with a myriad of stars.
ruНочное небо было усеяно мириадами звёзд.
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We entered this world to experience life in its myriad forms.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

ten thousand — see also ten thousand:

vast diversity or number:

Русский

By meaning 2

ten thousand — see also ten thousand:

vast diversity or number:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

ten thousand — see also ten thousand:

vast diversity or number:

Origin

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μ

From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad.

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