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5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a
large
number
of people or things:
Examples:
The
city
has a multitude of
problems
, from
homelessness
to
drugs
and
murder
.
2
a
large
crowd
of people:
Examples:
He
stepped
out onto the
balcony
to
address
the multitude
below
.
She couldn't get through the multitude
surrounding
the
stage
.
The multitude called for his
execution
.
3
large
numbers
of people:
Examples:
the
multitudes
using
the
internet
4
the
ordinary
people who
form
the
largest
group
in a
society
5
a
large
number
of things:
Examples:
[
U
] Two
large
circles
are
surrounded
by a multitude of
small
,
colorful
squares
.
[ pl ] As
manager
of the
restaurant
, his job is to
feed
the
multitudes
(=
large
numbers
of people).
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