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horde
\ˈhō(ə)rd, ˈhȯ(ə)rd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, German & Polish; Middle French & German horde, from Polish horda, of Mongolic origin; akin to Mongolian ordu, orda court, camp, horde, Kalmuck orda
1.
a.
(1) : a clan or tribal group of Tatar or other Mongolian nomadic tent dwellers claiming exclusive hunting or grazing rights over a defined area
(2) : a people or tribe of nomadic life
b. : a usually small and typically nomadic social group composed of allied or related family groups occupying a common territory; especially : such a group among the Australian aborigines
c. : a hypothetical primordial social unit comprised of a number of families
< the primitive horde posited by evolutionists >
2. : an unorganized or loosely organized mass of individuals : a vast number : crowd, swarm, agglomeration
< circling hordes of mixed insects — B.J.Haimes >
< unpolluted … by their brief contact with the touristic horde — Arnold Bennett >
< hordes of Irish … came to the American shore — American Guide Series: New York >
< most companies today take hordes of pictures — W.B.Eidson >
Synonyms: see crowd |