Noun: multitude 'múl-ti,t(y)ood
- A large indefinite quantity
"a multitude of TV antennas";
- battalion, large number, plurality, pack
- A large gathering of people
"A multitude of fans waited outside the stadium";
- throng, concourse
- The common people generally
"separate the warriors from the multitude";
- masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed [informal]
Derived forms: multitudes
Type of: assemblage, gathering, group, grouping, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
Encyclopedia: Multitude