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That's what the internet is: it's like bombarding your eyeballs with these myriad blinking colour lights. It's like trying to watch a movie on your phone in the middle of Times Square.
Michel Gondry

Meaning of "myriad" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MYRIAD

Via Late Latin from Greek murias ten thousand.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MYRIAD

myriad  [ˈmɪrɪəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYRIAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Myriad can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MYRIAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myriad

A myriad is technically the number ten thousand; in that sense, the term is used almost exclusively in translations from Greek, Latin, or Chinese, or when talking about ancient Greek numbers. More generally, a myriad may be an indefinitely large number of things.

Definition of myriad in the English dictionary

The first definition of myriad in the dictionary is innumerable. Other definition of myriad is a large indefinite number. Myriad is also ten thousand.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYRIAD


Bayard
ˈbeɪəd
beard
bɪəd
desired
dɪˈzaɪəd
disappeared
ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd
eared
ɪəd
hand-reared
ˌhændˈrɪəd
Hilliard
ˈhɪlɪəd
inspired
ɪnˈspaɪəd
layered
ˈleɪəd
period
ˈpɪərɪəd
photoperiod
ˌfəʊtəʊˈpɪərɪəd
required
rɪˈkwaɪəd
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
revered
rɪˈvɪəd
subperiod
ˈsʌbˌpɪərɪəd
tired
ˈtaɪəd
undesired
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪəd
weird
wɪəd
whitebeard
ˈwaɪtˌbɪəd
wired
waɪəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYRIAD

myotube
myriadfold
myriadth
myriapod
myriapodan
myriapodous
myrica
myringa
myringitis
myringoscope
myringotomy
myriorama
myrioscope
myristic
myristicivorous
myrmecochory
myrmecoid
myrmecologic
myrmecological
myrmecologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYRIAD

asclepiad
bromeliad
chiliad
colubriad
eliad
gesneriad
gwiniad
gwyniad
Iliad
jeremiad
mediad
mesiad
naiad
Olympiad
Ommiad
pleiad
quinquenniad
triad

Synonyms and antonyms of myriad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MYRIAD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «myriad» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of myriad

Translation of «myriad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYRIAD

Find out the translation of myriad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of myriad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «myriad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

各种各样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

millar
570 millions of speakers

English

myriad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंख्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يحصى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несметное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miríade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগণ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myriade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelbagai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Myriade
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

莫大な数の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무수한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akeh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô số
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंख्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sayısız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miriade
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mnóstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незліченна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

multitudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυριάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

magdom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

myriad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mylder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of myriad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYRIAD»

The term «myriad» is very widely used and occupies the 20.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYRIAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «myriad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «myriad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about myriad

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10 QUOTES WITH «MYRIAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word myriad.
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Kristin Armstrong
Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside.
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Sri Aurobindo
She saw the myriad gods, and beyond God his own ineffable eternity; she saw that there were ranges of life beyond our present life, ranges of mind beyond our present mind and above these she saw the splendors of the spirit.
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Darren Boyd
I'm an avid reader myself, and what any one reader accesses at any one time is very powerful and personal to them. Clearly you can't even begin to touch that. A novel is a singular vision, and then a myriad of readers have their own experience of that.
4
Jamie Lee Curtis
I've etched out who I am through myriad haircut attempts, outfit attempts, beauty attempts, diet attempts. It's been an evolution.
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Kat Edmonson
New York musicians rarely have the time for idle chat and conversation after a gig. Despite popular assumption of our scintillating after-hours, that illusion is overtaken by the constant hustle to juggle a part-time or full-time job, a myriad of errands, a second or third gig of the day, and perhaps a child or two somewhere.
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Michel Gondry
That's what the internet is: it's like bombarding your eyeballs with these myriad blinking colour lights. It's like trying to watch a movie on your phone in the middle of Times Square.
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Daphne Guinness
A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities.
8
Glenn Hubbard
In response to the recession, the Obama administration chose to emphasize costly, short-term fixes - ineffective stimulus programs, myriad housing programs that went nowhere, and a rush to invest in 'green' companies. As a consequence, uncertainty over policy - particularly over tax and regulatory policy - slowed the recovery.
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Siri Hustvedt
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions of classic bipolar disorder. I met other patients who had been diagnosed with myriad disorders. No doctor seemed to agree about what they actually suffered from.
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Paul Johnson
In all its myriad manifestations, the language of anti-Semitism through the ages is a dictionary of non-sequiturs and antonyms, a thesaurus of illogic and inconsistency.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYRIAD»

Discover the use of myriad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to myriad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Myriad of Darkness
Enter into Nadia's world.
Jamila Wiley, 2012
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Star Trek: Myriad Universes #2: Echoes and Refractions
It's been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes.
Keith R. A. DeCandido, Chris Roberson, Geoff Trowbridge, 2008
3
A Myriad of Emotions
Poetry and journal entries document the emotional life of a women juggling the demands of her lover, family and demanding career. Includes discussion guide.
Michelle Larks, 2003
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Star Trek: Myriad Universes #1: Infinity's Prism
It's been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes.
William Leisner, James Swallow, Christopher L. Bennett, 2008
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Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)--poet, philosopher, painter, novelist, playwright, composer, traveller, political commentator and Asia’s first Nobel Laureate--was one of his era’s cultural icons.
Krishna Dutta, Andrew Robinson, 2009
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The Myriad Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome
This uplifting book should be read and enjoyed by anyone who knows or works professionally with individuals with AS, and anyone with an interest in the subject.
John M. Ortiz, 2008
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Star Trek: Myriad Universes #3: Shattered Light
Now, the Federation News Service wants the story of his life, a quest that digs up many secrets—including the mystery of why his final words were “Arne Darvin.”
David R. George III, Steve Mollmann, Michael Schuster, 2010
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The tower of myriad mirrors: a supplement to Journey to the West
Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey's enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history
Yue Dong, Shuen-Fu Lin, 2000
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Fictions of Enlightenment: Journey to the West, Tower of ...
Fictions of Enlightenment is the first book to examine the fascinating and intricate relationship between Buddhism and the development of Chinese vernacular fiction.
Qiancheng Li, 2004
10
The Myriad Christ: Plurality and the Quest for Unity in ...
This comprehensive study highlights the plurality which characterizes contemporary christology, and the richness and complexity of the Myriad Christ.
Terrence Merrigan, Jacques Haers, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYRIAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myriad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Myriad chases Silicon Valley fairy dust
Let's start with “opportunistic”. The Myriad Group is already unusual as a Swiss-listed tech stock. Switzerland is home to neither its management ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
WhatsApp getting updated with a myriad of new features including …
WhatsApp has had a very fruitful and active day, going through no less than 5 updates in the span of 24 hours. Among the many changes that ... «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
3
Gabelli Initiates Coverage on Myriad Genetics (MYGN)
Myriad Genetics logo Equities researchers at Gabelli initiated coverage on shares of Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) in a research report ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
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Myriad Genetics Now Covered by Gabelli (MYGN)
Myriad Genetics logo Analysts at Gabelli started coverage on shares of Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) in a research report issued to clients ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Will Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN) Surprise Analysts?
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN) is next slated to report earnings for the current quarter on 2015-08-11. Brokerages covering the stock ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of Myriad Genetics, Inc. Rally 2.1%
Shares of Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN) rose by 2.1% in the past week and 3.79% for the last 4 weeks. The shares have ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
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Road Home program, despite myriad problems, did get rebuilding …
Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD -- Steve Donahue, photographed Thursday, July 16, 2015, at his rebuilt home in Gentilly. Thanks ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
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Ipswich donation makes myriad ed programs possible
The Ipswich Education Foundation recently presented $93,050 — thanks to many community donations — to the Ipswich schools for a variety of ... «Wicked Local Ipswich, Jul 15»
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Beyond Fat-Free And Frozen: The Myriad Ways The World Uses …
Beyond the fruit-sweetened stuff: Around the world, cooks turn to yogurt for a huge variety of culinary delights. From left: cast-iron chicken ... «KPBS, Jul 15»
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Luzerne County controller: Myriad of errors led to questionable tax …
A myriad of problems led to hundreds and possibly thousands of Luzerne County property owners receiving multiple homestead tax breaks ... «Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, Jul 15»

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