myriad

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 27, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>myriad</strong> &#149; \MEER-ee-ud\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p>The noun <em>myriad</em> is usually followed by <em>of</em> and means “a great number,” as in “a myriad of possibilities.” It is also common as an adjective meaning “very many” or “both numerous and diverse,” as in “myriad topics were discussed at the convention.” </p> <p>// The middle school class generated a <em>myriad</em> of ideas for ways they could volunteer in the community.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myriad">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“With a film career spanning more than three decades as an actor, director, writer, and martial artist, Michael Jai White has cemented himself as one of the top action stars and Black martial artists in the genre today. Studying martial arts since a young age, White learned a <em>myriad</em> of styles over the years … with eight black belts to his name and earning the title of ‘The Mantle of the Black Dragon’ in 2019 at the Urban Action Film Showcase from the Black Dragon himself, Ron van Clief.” — Frankie “Balboa” Diaz, <em>Polygon.com</em>, 15 June 2023</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>You don’t need ten thousand justifications to use <em>myriad</em> as a noun, only one: with more than 400 years of usage history behind it, the noun <em>myriad</em>, as in the phrase “a myriad of,” is a well-established and respectable member of the English language. Still, we understand that “myriad of” raises the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hackles#dictionary-entry-1">hackles</a> of myriad folks who were taught at one point or another that <em>myriad</em> is only to be used as an adjective, and that phrases like “a myriad of emailers vexed about <em>myriad</em>” should be shu