From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha multitude of somebody/somethinga multitude of somebody/somethingformal or literaryLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a very large number of people or things I had never seen such a multitude of stars before. a multitude of possible interpretations → multitude
Examples from the Corpus
a multitude of somebody/something• There has suddenly appeared a multitude of banners and pamphlets from these printing presses of the trees.• It was caused by a multitude of transversely aligned fibres which were extending towards the setting Sun, catching its light.• It can cover a multitude of incompatibilities.• Lights were kept low, to cover a multitude of small defects.• Also littering the roof is a multitude of strange antennas.• Rainforests are the source of a multitude of raw materials with immense potential value to medical science.• Mainly without concern for their rivals a multitude of people mount.• Flowers, exquisitely perfumed and graced with a multitude of colours and shapes, bloomed long before man appeared on the earth. 