definition of the word many

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Old English maniġ, moniġ, from Germanic *manago-, from Indo-European *monogʰo-. Cognate with West Frisian mannich, Dutch menig, German manch; and with Russian многий, Scottish Gaelic minig.

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛnɪ/, SAMPA: /"mEnI/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmɛni/, SAMPA: /"mEni/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɛni

• Hyphenation: man‧y

many (comparative more, superlative most)

1. An indefinite large number of.

   Many people enjoy using dictionaries

   There are many different ways to define a word

2. 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.

3. An indefinite large number of people or things.

   Many are called, but few are chosen.

• few

• how many
• many a
• so many

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