Sekirov Dictionary

contain multitudes

UK /kənˌteɪn ˈmʌltɪtjuːdz/US /kənˌteɪn ˈmʌltəˌt(j)udz/

verb1

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To have a complex and apparently paradoxical nature; to be inconsistent, especially in a way that is ultimately admirable or noble.
- Do I contradict myself? / Very well then … I contradict myself; / I am large … I contain multitudes. — 1855

forms

contained multitudes · containing multitudes · contains multitudes

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