Main Entry: ¹mul·ti·ple

Pronunciation: \ˈməl-tə-pəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at -fold

Date: 1647

1 : consisting of, including, or involving more than one <multiple births>
2 : many, manifold <multiple achievements>
3 : shared by many <multiple ownership>
4 : having numerous aspects or functions : various
5 : being a group of terminals which make a circuit available at a number of points
6 : formed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries of several flowers <a multiple fruit>