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host (2)
host [ hōst ] (plural hosts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large group: a very large number of people or things
2. military  ( archaic )
Same as  army
[14th century. Via French< Latin hostis "stranger, enemy" (in medieval Latin, "army")]
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