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Word of the Day – Myriad

By November 21, 2025Word of the Day

Myriad (noun)

mi-ree-ad

A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.

First recorded in 1545–55; from Greek mȳriad-, stem of mȳriás “ten thousand,” from mȳríos “countless”

Example sentences

“I had myriad words to choose from today but I picked this one.”

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