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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymyr·i·ad I \ˈmir-ē-əd\ noun ETYMOLOGY Greek myriad-, myrias, from myrioi countless, ten thousand DATE 15551. ten thousand2. a great number a myriad of ideasUsage. Recent criticism of the use of myriad as a noun, both in the plural form myriads and in the phrase a myriad of, seems to reflect a mistaken belief that the word was originally and is still properly only an adjective. As the entries here show, however, the noun is in fact the older form, dating to the 16th century. The noun myriad has appeared in the works of such writers as Milton (plural myriads) and Thoreau (a myriad of), and it continues to occur frequently in reputable English. There is no reason to avoid it. II adjective DATE 17651. innumerable those myriad problemsalso : both numerous and diverse myriad topics2. having innumerable aspects or elements the myriad activity of the new land — Meridel Le SueurEnglish Etymologymyriad 1555, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. myriade, from L.L. myrias (gen. myriadis) "ten thousand," from Gk. myrias (gen. myriados) "ten thousand," from myrios "innumerable, countless," of unknown origin. Specific use is usually in translations from Gk. or Latin.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7myriadmyr·iad / 5miriEd / noun (literary)an extremely large number of sth 无数；大量: Designs are available in a myriad of colours. 各种色彩的款式应有尽有。 • myr·iad adj.: the myriad problems of modern life 现代生活中的大量问题 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmyr·i·adI. \ˈmirēəd\ noun(-s)Etymology: Greek myriad-, myrias, from myrios countless, myrioi (its plural) ten thousand; perhaps akin to Middle Irish mūr abundance1. : the number of ten thousand : ten thousand persons or things— used especially in translations from the Greek and Latin2. : an immense number : an indefinitely large number : a great multitude — usually used with of and often used in plural < beset with a myriad of profound emotional stresses — H.G.Armstrong > < a myriad of mathematical possibilities — John Haverstick > < myriads of insects, flying before north winds — R.A.Billington > < myriads of freshman texts — W.N.Francis >II. adjective1. : consisting of a very great but indefinite number : innumerable, multitudinous < the involved and myriad events which fill the world's past — Edward Clodd > < the intricacies of human action are myriad — F.A.Geldard > < the faces myriad yet curiously identical in their lack of individual identity — William Faulkner >2. : having innumerable aspects or elements < the myriad activity of the new land — Meridel Le Sueur > < a myriad murmur of insects — Hamilton Basso > < the soft myriad darkness of a May night — William Faulkner >

Myriad From Noun A Ten Thousand Great Number