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Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous: many a child; many another day.
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Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number: many friends.
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A large indefinite number: A good many of the workers had the flu.
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The majority of the people; the masses: "The many fail, the one succeeds” ( Tennyson).
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A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen” ( Matthew 22:14).
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.