without number

idiom

formal
: too many to count
This area has been inhabited for years without number.

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The drums beat, and the charismatic new Christ was gathering souls again, souls without number. . . . Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023 And, like each of these pieces of essential hunting gear, turkey decoys are practically without number and variation. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023 And, like each of these pieces of essential hunting gear, turkey decoys are practically without number and variation. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023

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“Without number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20number. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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