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单词 numerous
释义 nu·mer·ous
\ˈn(y)üm(ə)rəs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French numereux, from Latin numerosus, from numerus number + -osus -ous — more at nimble
1.
 a. : consisting of great numbers of units : existing in abundance : many, plentiful
  < decked out with … numerous ribbons and a thousand other joyous trifles — Osbert Sitwell >
  < mutation … has occurred numerous times under natural conditions — Theodosius Dobzhansky >
  < legends regarding buried treasure … are as numerous as they are improbable — Thomas Barbour >
 b. : consisting of a great number of individuals : large, multitudinous
  < it was too bad that the family was numerous: each man got only one share … instead of two — Ernest Beaglehole >
  < this species has become infinitely more numerous during the past five or six years — Thomas Heinitz >
 c. archaic : of or relating to a great number of individuals
  < the birds begun at four o'clock … a music numerous — Emily Dickinson >
2. archaic : musically cadenced : rhythmical
 < blank verse … falling occasionally almost into numerous prose — Henry Hallam >
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