multitude

Definition of Multitude in English :

a large indefinite number

Example Sentences:
'a battalion of ants'
'a multitude of TV antennas'
'a plurality of religions'

2. concourse, multitude, throng

a large gathering of people

the common people generally

Example Sentences:
'separate the warriors from the mass'
'power to the people'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Multitude

noun

1.

a large gathering of people

2. the multitude

3.

a large number

4.

the state or quality of being numerous

noun

1.

the quality or state of being numerous, or many

2.

a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; host, myriad, etc.

3.

the masses

preceded by the

n.

1. A very great number.

2. The masses; the populace: the concerns of the multitude.