# numerous

Pronunciation: US say "NOO-mer-uhs" /ˈnuməɹəs/; UK say "NYOO-mer-uhs" /ˈnjuːməɹəs/

## Adjective

1. Existing in indefinitely large numbers; many.
   - Simple: Large in number, so that there are a lot of them.
   - _Complaints about the new parking rules have been numerous._
   - _Deer are now so numerous in the valley that farmers struggle to protect their crops._
2. Made up of a large number of individuals or parts.
   - Simple: Made up of many members or parts.
   - _Beetles make up the most numerous order of insects, with several hundred thousand described species._
   - _By the late nineteenth century, factory workers had become the most numerous class in the city._

## Origin

From Middle English numerous, from Latin numerōsus ("numerous, abundant; harmonious"), which comes from numerus ("number").

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