great many

great many
See: GOOD MANY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • great\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • great many — See: GOOD MANY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • great many — large number, several, large amount …   English contemporary dictionary

  • a good (or great) many — a large number. → many …   English new terms dictionary

  • a great many — ► a good (or great) many a large number. Main Entry: ↑many …   English terms dictionary

  • Many — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • many — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • many — [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.… …   English World dictionary

  • a great many — see many …   Useful english dictionary

  • Great Famine (Ireland) — The Great Famine ( ga. An Gorta Mór [The term has appeared in the titles of numerous books on the event, as demonstrated by [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Gorta+Mo%CC%81r%22 =Search qt=results page this search on WorldCat] ] or ga. An… …   Wikipedia

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