# multitudinous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/

## Definitions
1. Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
2. Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
3. Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
4. Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.
5. Followed by with: crowded with many people or things.
6. Of or relating to the multitude (“common people; masses”).
7. Very fruitful or productive; prolific.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin multitūdin- (the oblique stem of multitūdō (“great number (of people), multitude”)) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Multitūdō is derived from multus (“many; much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to be late; to worry”)) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition or state). By surface analysis, multitude + -in- (interfix used before Latinate suffixes appended to nouns ending with -itude or -tude) + -ous.

## Source
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