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| horde [ hawrd ] |
noun (plural hordes) |
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1. large crowd: a large group of people
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often used in the plural
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2. nomadic group: a group of nomads, especially of a people who live by hunting and foraging for food hunter-gatherers
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3. swarm or pack: a large group of insects or other animals moving in a mass
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intransitive verb (past and past participle hord·ed, present participle hord·ing, 3rd person present singular hordes) |
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1. form or live in crowd: to gather together, move, or live in a large crowd or mass
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2. live in group: to live together in a nomadic group
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French and German< Polish horda< Turkish ordu "camp, army"] |
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