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==English== |
==English== |
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{{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}} |
{{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}} |
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===Etymology=== |
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{{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}} |
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From {{inh|en|enm|numerous}} from {{der|en|la|numerōsus||numerous, abundant; harmonious}}, from {{m|la|numerus||number}}. {{doublet|en|numerose}}. Analyzeable as {{suffix|en|numero-|-ous}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈnuməɹəs/|/ˈnumɹəs/|a=GenAm}} |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈnjuːməɹəs/|/ˈnjuːmɹəs/|a=RP}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-us-numerous.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|en-us-numerous.ogg|a=US}} |
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* {{audio|en|en-uk-numerous.ogg| |
* {{audio|en|en-uk-numerous.ogg|a=UK}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|uːməɹəs|s=3}} |
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* {{hyphenation|en|nu|mer|ous}}, {{hyphenation|en|num|erous|nocaption=1}} |
* {{hyphenation|en|nu|mer|ous}}, {{hyphenation|en|num|erous|nocaption=1}} |
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===Determiner=== |
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{{en-det}} |
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# An [[indefinite]] [[large]] [[number]] of. |
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#: {{syn|en|many#Determiner}} |
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#: {{ant|en|a [[couple#English:_small number|couple]] of|a few#Determiner|a [[handful#English:_small number|handful]] of|several#Determiner|;|one#Determiner}} |
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#: {{hyper|en|multiple#Determiner|various#Determiner}} |
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#: {{hypo|en|countless#Determiner}} |
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#: {{ux|en|There are '''numerous''' reasons to refrain.}} |
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⚫ | #* {{quote-journal| 1=en| year=2012| month=March-April| author=Colin Allen| title=Do I See What You See?| volume=100| issue=2| page=168| magazine=w:American Scientist| issn=0003-0996| oclc=645082957| publisher=w:Sigma Xi| location=United States| url=http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/do-i-see-what-you-see| passage='''Numerous''' experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.| accessdate=23 May 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001327/http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/do-i-see-what-you-see| archivedate=26 April 2012}} |
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===Adjective=== |
===Adjective=== |
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{{en-adj}} |
{{en-adj}} |
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# [[indefinitely|Indefinitely]] [[large]] [[numerically]] |
# [[indefinitely|Indefinitely]] [[large]] [[numerically]]; [[many]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|The reasons to refrain are '''numerous'''.}} |
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⚫ | #* {{quote-journal|en|year=2012|month=March-April| |
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# Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|author=James George Frazer|title=The Golden Bough|year=1911|volume=10|page=263|text=A '''numerous''' band of men and maidens escorts him by torchlight.}} |
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====Synonyms==== |
====Synonyms==== |
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* {{l|en|many}}, {{l|en|multiple}}; see also [[Thesaurus:manifold]] |
* {{l|en|many}}, {{l|en|multiple}}; see also [[Thesaurus:manifold]] |
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====Antonyms==== |
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====Derived terms==== |
====Derived terms==== |
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{{der3|en |
{{der3|en |
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|numerosity |
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|overnumerous |
|overnumerous |
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|supernumerous |
|supernumerous}} |
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====Translations==== |
====Translations==== |
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* Arabic: {{t|ar|عَدِيد}}, {{t+|ar|كَثِير}} |
* Arabic: {{t|ar|عَدِيد}}, {{t+|ar|كَثِير}} |
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* Armenian: {{t+|hy|բազմաթիվ}} |
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|բազմաթիվ}} |
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* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|çoxsaylı}} |
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|çoxsaylı}}, {{t+|az|çoxlu}} |
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* Belarusian: {{t|be|шматлі́кі}} |
* Belarusian: {{t|be|шматлі́кі}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|многобро́ен}}, {{t+|bg|многочи́слен}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|многобро́ен}}, {{t+|bg|многочи́слен}} |
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|nombrós}} |
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|nombrós}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|眾 |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|眾多|tr=zhòngduō}}, {{t+|cmn|多|tr=duō}} |
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* Czech: {{t+|cs|četný}}, {{t+|cs|početný}} |
* Czech: {{t+|cs|četný}}, {{t+|cs|početný}} |
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* Danish: {{t|da|talrig}} |
* Danish: {{t|da|talrig}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lukuisa}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lukuisa}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|nombreux}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|nombreux}} |
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* Galician: {{t|gl|numeroso}} |
* Galician: {{t+|gl|numeroso}} |
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* Georgian: {{t|ka|ურიცხვი}}, {{t|ka|უამრავი}}, {{t|ka|დიდძალი}} |
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ურიცხვი}}, {{t|ka|უამრავი}}, {{t|ka|დიდძალი}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|zahlreich}}, {{t|de|vielzählig}} |
* German: {{t+|de|zahlreich}}, {{t|de|vielzählig}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|számos}}, {{t+|hu|nagyszámú}} |
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|számos}}, {{t+|hu|nagyszámú}} |
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* Icelandic: {{t|is|fjölmargur}} |
* Icelandic: {{t|is|fjölmargur}} |
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* Ingrian: {{t|izh|suurlukuin}} |
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* Interlingua: {{t|ia|numerose}} |
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|numerose}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|líonmhar}} |
* Irish: {{t|ga|líonmhar}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|多数|tr=たすうの, tasū no|alt=多数の}}, {{t+|ja|多い|tr=おおい, ōi}} |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|多数|tr=たすうの, tasū no|alt=多数の}}, {{t+|ja|多い|tr=おおい, ōi}} |
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* Korean: {{t+|ko|수많다}}, {{t+|ko|다수|alt=다수의}} |
* Korean: {{t+|ko|수많다}}, {{t+|ko|다수|alt=다수의}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|numerōsus}}, {{t|la|frequens}}, {{t|la|creber}} |
* Latin: {{t|la|numerōsus}}, {{t|la|frequens}}, {{t|la|creber}} |
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* Latvian: {{t|lv|daudzskaitlīgs}} |
* Latvian: {{t|lv|daudzskaitlīgs}} |
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*: German Low German: {{t|nds-de|tahlriek}}, {{t|nds-de|tallriek}} |
*: German Low German: {{t|nds-de|tahlriek}}, {{t|nds-de|tallriek}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|многуброен}}, {{t|mk|броен}} |
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|многуброен}}, {{t|mk|броен}} |
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* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|അനേകം}}, {{t+|ml|നിരവധി}}, {{t+|ml|കുറേ}} |
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* Maori: {{t|mi|makiu}}, {{t|mi|tini makiu}}, {{t|mi|maruru}}, {{t|mi|maha}}, {{t|mi|ngeangea}}, {{t|mi|huhua}}, {{t|mi|tini whāioio}}, {{t|mi|mahamaha}}, {{t|mi|tīpatere}}, {{t|mi|makehua}}, {{t|mi|tini makehua}} |
* Maori: {{t|mi|makiu}}, {{t|mi|tini makiu}}, {{t|mi|maruru}}, {{t|mi|maha}}, {{t|mi|ngeangea}}, {{t|mi|huhua}}, {{t|mi|tini whāioio}}, {{t|mi|mahamaha}}, {{t|mi|tīpatere}}, {{t|mi|makehua}}, {{t|mi|tini makehua}} |
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* Norwegian: |
* Norwegian: |
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|talrik}} |
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|talrik}} |
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* Old English: {{t|ang|getælfull}} |
* Old English: {{t|ang|getælfull}} |
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* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|چوك|tr=çok}}, {{t|ota|كثرت اوزره|tr=kesret üzere}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|liczny}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|liczny}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|numeroso}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|numeroso}} |
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* Slovak: {{t|sk|početný}} |
* Slovak: {{t|sk|početný}} |
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* Slovene: {{t|sl|številen}}, {{t|sl|številčen}} |
* Slovene: {{t|sl|številen}}, {{t|sl|številčen}} |
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* Spanish: {{t|es|numeroso}} |
* Spanish: {{t+|es|numeroso}} |
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* Swedish: {{t+|sv|talrik}} |
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|talrik}} |
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* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sayısız|lit=without a number}}, {{t|tr|çok sayıda|lit= in large quantities}}, {{t+|tr|birçok}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|багаточи́сельний}}, {{t+|uk|числе́нний}} |
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|багаточи́сельний}}, {{t+|uk|числе́нний}} |
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* Uyghur: {{t|ug|نۇرغۇن}} |
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* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|đông}}, {{t+|vi|nhiều}} |
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|đông}}, {{t+|vi|nhiều}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 7 June 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuməɹəs/, /ˈnumɹəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːməɹəs/, /ˈnjuːmɹəs/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -uːməɹəs
- Hyphenation: nu‧mer‧ous, num‧erous
Determiner
[edit]numerous
- An indefinite large number of.
- Synonym: many
- Antonyms: a couple of, a few, a handful of, several; one
- Hypernyms: multiple, various
- Hyponym: countless
- There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
- There are numerous reasons to refrain.
- 2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 April 2012, page 168:
- Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
Adjective
[edit]numerous (comparative more numerous, superlative most numerous)
- Indefinitely large numerically; many.
- The reasons to refrain are numerous.
- Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 263:
- A numerous band of men and maidens escorts him by torchlight.
Synonyms
[edit]- many, multiple; see also Thesaurus:manifold
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Indefinitely large numerically
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