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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
Example:
never saw so many people
Classified under:
Similar:
galore (in great numbers)
many a; many an; many another (each of a large indefinite number)
legion; numerous (amounting to a large indefinite number)
some (relatively many but unspecified in number)
umpteen; umteen (innumerable but many)
Also:
more ((comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number)
some ((quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity)
Attribute:
multiplicity; numerosity; numerousness (a large number)
Antonym:
few (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number)
Context examples:
The nuclear receptor CAR is activated by many different exogenous compounds, including acetaminophen, inducing expression of three cytochrome P450 enzymes that transform acetaminophen into NAPQI, a reactive and toxic metabolite.
(Acetaminophen Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fat.
(acetyl-L-carnitine, NCI Dictionary)
A type of acute myeloid leukemia, a quickly progressing disease in which too many immature blood-forming cells are found in the blood and bone marrow.
(Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/RARA, NCI Dictionary)
By this criterion many mouse adenomas could be assigned to adenocarcinomas.
(Adenoma of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
It is also a part of many substances in the body that give energy to cells.
(Adenine, NCI Dictionary)
Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs.
(Abdominal Pain, NIH)
He looked around at the birds, but alas! there were many, many nightingales, and how then should he find out which was his Jorinda?
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Compounds called flavanols are thought to be responsible for many of chocolate’s beneficial effects.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The new study, however, adjusted for many of these factors, and still found that eggs may be risky for health.
(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
You ask rather too many questions.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
