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large indefinite quantity

/lɑrdʒ ɪnˌdɛf(ə)nət ˌkwɑntədi/
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Definitions of large indefinite quantity
  1. noun
    an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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    types:
    chunk
    a substantial amount
    busload
    the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
    barrels
    the amount that many barrels might hold
    batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality
    a large indefinite number
    all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyoh
    an unimaginably large amount
    boatload, carload, shipload
    the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
    infinitude
    an infinite quantity
    maximum, upper limit
    the largest possible quantity
    mile
    a large distance
    bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, trillion, zillion
    a very large indefinite number (usually used as an exaggeration)
    much
    a great amount or extent
    myriad
    a large indefinite number
    ocean, sea
    anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
    ream
    a large quantity of written matter
    small fortune
    a large sum of money
    dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads
    a large number or amount
    barrage, deluge, flood, flurry, inundation, torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
    haymow
    a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
    type of:
    indefinite quantity
    an estimated quantity
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