Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Each of a large indefinite number; many a: Used to refer to each individual item or person within a large, unspecified group, emphasizing their separate, individual nature within the multitude. It is a formal or literary alternative to "many a."

Usage

• The phrase "many another" is used with a singular noun and a singular verb to express a plural idea. It means "many more of the same kind, considered one by one."
• It is typically used in formal writing or literature.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Many another student has faced this same challenge. (Emphasizes that many individual students, one after another, have faced it.)
  • He hoped that many another opportunity would arise. (Indicates he hoped for many more individual opportunities.)
  • The story has been told in many another book. (Suggests the story appears in many other individual books.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used to suggest a recurring pattern or a common experience shared by numerous individual cases over time.
  • Many another traveler has stood on this spot and gazed at the same view.
• It can imply a sense of continuity or inevitability.
  • Many another year will pass before we meet again.

Variants and Related Words

• Many a: An identical phrase in meaning and grammatical construction to "many another."
  • Many a true word is spoken in jest.
• Many (Determiner/Adjective): Used directly with plural nouns and verbs.
  • Many students have faced this challenge.

Synonyms

• Numerous: Consisting of a great number.
• Countless: Too many to be counted.
• A great many: A large number of.

Notes

• "Many another" is a fixed phrase. It is not typically used to form phrasal verbs or idioms beyond its standard adjectival function.
• The structure is always "many another [singular noun]." Do not use a plural noun after it.

Adjective

1. each of a large indefinite number
   • many a man
   • many another day will come