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Many (determiner)
An indefinite large number of.
“many people enjoy playing chess;”
“there are many different ways to cook a meal”
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Many (pronoun)
A collective mass of people.
“Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many”
“A great many do not understand this.”
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Many (pronoun)
An indefinite large number of people or things.
“Many are called, but few are chosen.”
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Many (noun)
A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
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Many (noun)
A considerable number.
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Multiple (adjective)
More than one (followed by plural).
“My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.”
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Multiple (adjective)
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
“Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.”
“It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.”
“Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites.”
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Multiple (noun)
A whole number that can be divided by another whole number with no remainder.
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Multiple (noun)
Price-earnings ratio.
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Multiple (noun)
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
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Multiple (noun)
A single individual who has multiple personalities.
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Multiple (noun)
One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
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Multiple (noun)
A chain store.