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Much \Much\ (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but
supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from
another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as
mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr.
me`gas, fem. mega`lh, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much.
[root]103. See {Mickle}.]
1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has
fallen; much time.
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Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and
shalt gather but little in. --Deut.
xxviii. 38.
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2. Many in number. [Archaic]
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Edom came out against him with much people. --Num.
xx. 20.
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3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Most \Most\ (m[=o]st), a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast,
mest, AS. m[=ae]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[=e]st, G. meist,
Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E.
more. [root]103. See {More}, a.]
1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in
number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. "Most
men will proclaim every one his own goodness." --Prov. xx.
6.
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The cities wherein most of his mighty works were
done. --Matt. xi.
20.
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2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. "In
the moste pride." --Chaucer.
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3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion,
quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following
meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part;
preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The
utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result;
especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the
most, at most.
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A quarter of a year or some months at the most.
--Bacon.
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A covetous man makes the most of what he has.
--L'Estrange.
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{For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a
thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or
things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part,
are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was
pleasing.

{Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n.
[Obs.] "She sleeps most an end." --Massinger.
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Most \Most\, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.]
In the greatest or highest degree.
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Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites,
were courtiers and prelates. --Milton.
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Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to
form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the
termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most
illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after
the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of
the double superlative was common. See {More}, adv.
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The most unkindest cut of all. --Shak.
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The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts
xxvi. 5.
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More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}
(m[=o]st).] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo,
ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D.
meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri,
meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a.,
mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus
great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. {Most}, {uch},
{Major}.]
1. Greater; superior; increased; as:
(a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the
like; with the singular.
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He gat more money. --Chaucer.
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If we procure not to ourselves more woe.
--Milton.
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Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection
with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this,
their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of
greater, further, or the like, for more.
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Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse
height,
Do make them music for their more delight.
--Spenser.
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The more part knew not wherefore they were come
together. --Acts xix.
32.
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Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt.
--Shak.
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(b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the
plural.
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The people of the children of Israel are more
and mightier than we. --Ex. i. 9.
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2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more
worlds to conquer.
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With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.
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