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multiple

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>

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