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numerous

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/ˈnuməɹəs/US/ˈnjuːməɹəs/UK

Etymology

From Middle English numerous from Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerose. Analyzeable as numero- + -ous.

  1. derived from numerōsus
  2. inherited from numerous

Definitions

  1. An indefinite large number of.

    • There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
    • There are numerous reasons to refrain.

  2. Indefinitely large numerically

    Indefinitely large numerically; many.

    • The reasons to refrain are numerous.

  3. Consisting of a large number of individuals or parts.

    • A numerous band of men and maidens escorts him by torchlight.

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Derived

conumerous, equinumerous, numerosity, numerously, numerousness, overnumerous, supernumerous, supranumerous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at numerous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at numerous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at numerous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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