myriad
Ten thousand; 10,000Ten thousand; 10,000
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Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(historical)Ten thousand; 10,000
Myriade
мириа́даmiriáda
міріадаmiriada
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
Unmenge, Myriaden, Unzahl
мириа́даmiriáda, тьмаtʹma
незліченна кількістьnezličenna kilʹkistʹ, безлічbezlič, міріа́диmiriády
Ten thousand; 10,000
(historical)Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
Origin
From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μFrom 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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Forms
plural: myriadsSynonyms
8 synonyms- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand:ten thousand10000
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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