01 n. A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.
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A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.” — Matt. ix. 36.
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A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares.“It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues.” — I. Watts.“A multitude of flowers As countless as the stars on high.” — Longfellow.
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The state of being many; numerousness.“They came as grasshoppers for multitude.” — Judg. vi. 5.
Phrases & compounds
The multitude —
the populace; the mass of men.
Syn.
Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm; populace; vulgar. See Throng.