Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cast of thousands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: cast of t-hou-sands
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large number of people in one place or carrying out one action.

Example Sentences

"For Apocalypse Now (above), Francis Ford Coppola reinvented the Vietnam War with the proverbial cast of thousands."
"They were trying to keep it down and saying going to Europe, as I recall, but a cast of thousands --- that is incorrect, take that off."
"Life was now just too confusing, so I didn't ask any questions, just headed back to the cast of thousands standing in my kitchen."

Etymology

Originally used literally, although embellished even then. Its modern-day usage is not restricted to acting.

Inflected Forms

casts of thousands (plural)

Questions

What does cast of thousands mean?: A large number of people in one place or carrying out one action.
Where does cast of thousands come from?: Originally used literally, although embellished even then. Its modern-day usage is not restricted to acting.

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