multifarious
adjective
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Before the late 16th-century appearance of multifarious, there was another word similar in form and meaning being used: multifary, meaning "in many ways," appeared—and disappeared—in the 15th century. Before either of the English words existed, there was the Medieval Latin word multifarius, from Latin multifariam, meaning "in many places" or "on many sides." Multi-, as you may know, is a combining form meaning "many." A relative of multifarious in English is omnifarious ("of all varieties, forms, or kinds"), created with omni- ("all") rather than multi-.
Examples of multifarious in a Sentence
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
This grand gathering was dignified by the presence of key luminaries drawn from multifarious sectors.
—Gorgeous Beauty, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Released in 1956, the half-hour film exposed an international audience to photographic evidence of the multifarious horrors of the camps.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
Voters’ views tend to be multifarious and vary by age group.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Multifarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifarious. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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Spradley v. Hutchison, 787 S.W.2d 214 (1990) 
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