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>