miríada

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin myriadem, from Ancient Greek μυριάδος (muriádos), genitive of μυριάς (muriás, number of 10,000), from μύριος (múrios, numberless, countless, infinite).

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Noun[edit]

miríada f (plural miríades)

  1. myriad (set of ten thousand)
  2. myriad (vast number)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin mȳriadem, from Ancient Greek μῡριάδος (mūriádos, number of 10,000), from μῡρῐ́ος (mūríos, numberless, countless, infinite, literally 10,000).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /miˈɾiada/ [miˈɾi.a.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iada
  • Syllabification: mi‧rí‧a‧da

Noun[edit]

miríada f (plural miríadas)

  1. myriad

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