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horde

horde [ hawrd ]


noun  (plural hordes)
Definition:
 
1. large crowd: a large group of people ( often used in the plural )

2. nomadic group: a group of nomads, especially of a people who live by hunting and foraging for food hunter-gatherers

3. swarm or pack: a large group of insects or other animals moving in a mass



intransitive verb  (past and past participle hord·ed, present participle hord·ing, 3rd person present singular hordes)
Definition:
 
1. form or live in crowd: to gather together, move, or live in a large crowd or mass

2. live in group: to live together in a nomadic group

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French and German< Polish horda< Turkish ordu "camp, army"]

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