Noun multitude has 3 senses
- battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack - a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
--1 is a kind of large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
- multitude, throng, concourse - a large gathering of people
--2 is a kind of gathering, assemblage
--2 has particulars: hive; horde, host, legion; ruck, herd
- multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
--3 is a kind of group, grouping
--3 has particulars: laity, temporalty; audience; following, followers
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