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numerous adjective

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Definition

many
We have discussed these plans on numerous occasions.
Shops of this type, once rare, are now numerous (= there are many of them).

(Definition of numerous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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