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What specific number did myriad originally refer to in Greek?

myriad

[mir-ee-uhd] / ˈmɪr i əd /




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The disaster sparked a wave of grief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region mired in conflict for more than three decades with myriad armed groups fighting over its territory.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Experts estimated that close to 400,000 people remain at risk from a myriad of life altering ailments.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Their myriad uniform combinations have been a hit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

For one thing, acquiring the myriad permits needed from federal, state and local governments would be a major undertaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

There are scores and scores of his versions scattered about the room, myriad trunks of him, thistling branches, specied and catalogued, a thousand stills of him from every possible angle.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

“Beyond healthcare, this fusion of nanotechnology and cells can lead to unique living hybrid robots, opening up myriads of interesting applications.”

From Salon Dec. 15, 2023

Stacking one’s few belongings in a safe place, trying to understand what is yelled in German, Russian, Ukrainian, looking into myriads of unknown faces, worried faces, some smiling faces.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2022

"Above all I want to thank those myriads of unassuming folk who have shown what love in action can achieve."

From BBC Dec. 24, 2021

Indeed, one way to approach quantum gravity is to aim to derive the Einstein equations, which are the laws general relativity applies to spacetime, from the laws of thermodynamics, applied to myriads of elementary events.

From Scientific American Apr. 4, 2019

The wind freshened, and soon myriads of dry beech leaves were filling the ditches and hollows and blowing in gusts across the dark miles of open grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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