many
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English maniġ, moniġ, from Proto-Germanic *managaz, from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰo-. Cognates include West Frisian mannich, Dutch menig, Low German männig, German manch and mannig-, and perhaps French maint; and Russian многий (mnógij), Scottish Gaelic minig.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛnɪ/, SAMPA: /"mEnI/
- (US) IPA: /ˈmɛni/, SAMPA: /"mEni/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛni
- (Ireland) IPA: /ˈmæni/, SAMPA: /"m{ni/
- Rhymes: -æni
- Hyphenation: man‧y
[edit] Determiner
many (comparative more, superlative most)
- An indefinite large number of.
- Many people enjoy using dictionaries
- There are many different ways to define a word
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Translations
an indefinite large number of
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[edit] Pronoun
many
- 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.
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- Many are called, but few are chosen.
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
a collective mass of people
an indefinite large number of people or things
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[edit] Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...