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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
much
 
PRONUNCIATION:  mch
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: more môr, mr), most mst)
Great in quantity, degree, or extent: not much rain; much affection.
NOUN:1. A large quantity or amount: Much has been written. 2. Something great or remarkable: The campus wasn't much to look at.
ADVERB:Inflected forms: more, most
1. To a great degree or extent: much smarter. 2. Just about; almost: much the same. 3. Frequently; often: doesn't get out much.
IDIOM:as much Almost the same: I thought as much. She said as much.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English muche, short for muchel, from Old English mycel. See meg- in Appendix I.
 
 
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