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myria-

prefix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

innumerable: myriad, myriapod

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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prefix

Meaning 2

In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From French myria-, ultimately from Ancient Greek μυρίος (muríos, “ten thousand”).