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large number

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Noun1.large numberlarge number - a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
multitude, pack, plurality, battalion
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude


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A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of young ones which she had hatched.
Fables by Aesop View in context
In addition, a large number of people must have walked, in spite of the heat of the day, from Woking and Chertsey, so that there was altogether quite a considerable crowd--one or two gaily dressed ladies among the others.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
During the first few days they were busy discharging the cargo brought by the flotilla, the machines, and the rations, as well as a large number of huts constructed of iron plates, separately pieced and numbered.
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