a+great+many
1great\ many — • good many • great many noun or adj A large number (of); very many. Used with a . We found some fall flowers, but the frost had already killed a good many. A great many of the houses were knocked down by the earthquake. Tom has a good many… …
2a great many — ► a good (or great) many a large number. Main Entry: ↑many …
3great many — See: GOOD MANY …
4great many — See: GOOD MANY …
5a good (or great) many — a large number. → many …
6a great many — see many …
7great many — large number, several, large amount …
8Many — Ma ny, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. manag[=i], menig[=i], Goth. managei. See {Many}, a.] 1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. [1913 Webster] After him the rascal many… …
9many — ► DETERMINER , PRONOUN , & ADJECTIVE (more, most) ▪ a large number of. ► NOUN (the many) ▪ the majority of people. ● a good (or great) many Cf. ↑a great many …
10many — [men′ē] adj. more, most [ME < OE manig, akin to Ger manch (OHG manag) < IE base * menegh , many, richly > Sans maghā , gift, OIr menicc, abundant] 1. consisting of some large, indefinite number (of persons or things); numerous 2.… …
