multipart

adjective

mul·​ti·​part ˌməl-tē-ˈpärt How to pronounce multipart (audio)
-ˌtī-
: having or consisting of more than one part
multipart harmony
a multipart story/documentary

Examples of multipart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web BandLab’s music-making software includes an arsenal of virtual instruments, as well as the ability to automatically generate multipart vocal harmonies, record, sample and manipulate sound in myriad ways. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024 The multipart proposal, structured to force state senators to haggle, seeks an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that would legalize and tax online poker and other internet gambling. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Alejandro Jodorowsky tried for over a decade to finance a multipart version that was supposed to star Salvador Dalí and Orson Welles! Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024 The jurors had to separately weigh the fate of each of the four defendants, including the controversial gun rights group, and address 10 multipart questions regarding violations of state nonprofit, estate and trust statutes. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024 The Biden administration has been moving to implement a multipart student debt relief agenda. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 To search for unknown risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Hazen and his colleagues designed a multipart study that included an analysis of fasting blood samples from 1,162 patients who had come into a cardiology center to be evaluated for heart disease. Linda Carroll, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024 Live Coverage Feed 20 hours ago Podcast: Chasing the Base WSJ's What's News podcast has launched Chasing the Base, a multipart series looking at what's driving support from GOP voters. WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024 Another company, Rabbit, plans to show off this month a handheld device that can tackle complicated, multipart voice commands that Siri and Alexa wouldn’t know how to handle. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multipart was in 1898

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“Multipart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipart. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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