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  • 21many — man|y W1S1 [ˈmeni] determiner, pron, adj [: Old English; Origin: manig] 1.) a large number of people or things ≠ ↑few →↑more, most ↑most, much ↑much ▪ Many people have to use a car to travel to work. ▪ I don t have many friends. ▪ …

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  • 22many */*/*/ — UK [ˈmenɪ] / US adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Word forms many : comparative more UK [mɔː(r)] / US [mɔr] superlative most UK [məʊst] / US [moʊst] Summary: Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural… …

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  • 23many*/*/*/ — [ˈmeni] (comparative more [mɔː] ; superlative most [məʊst] ) grammar word summary: Many can be: ■ a determiner: It happened many years ago. ■ a pronoun: ‘Did he write any other books? ‘Not many. ♦ Many of you will be going on to university. ■ an… …

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  • 24many — man|y [ meni ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): It happened many years ago. How many children do you have?… …

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  • 25Too Close for Comfort (TV series) — Too Close for Comfort Title sequence Also known as The Ted Knight Show (season 6 title) Genre Sitcom …

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  • 26Many a Slip — was a BBC Radio 4 panel game created by Ian Messiter that ran from 1964 to 1979. It was chaired by Roy Plomley, with a musical mistakes round supplied by musician Steve Race. The title of the show is a reference to the English proverb There s… …

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  • 27many — / meni/ quantifier 1 (used especially in formal English, or in ordinary written or spoken English when in questions and negative sentences) a large number of people or things: many people/things/places etc: Many people find this kind of movie… …

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  • 28There's No Place Like Home — For other uses, see No Place Like Home. There s No Place Like Home Lost episode The climax of the season finale, in which Benjamin Linus pushes the large …

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  • 29many — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were many). n. (as pl.) 1 a large number (many like skiing; many went). 2 (prec. by the) the multitude of esp. working people. Phrases and… …

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  • 30many — /men ee/, adj., more, most, n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. noting each one of a large number (usually fol. by a or an): For many a day it rained. n. 3. a large or considerable number of persons …

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