multipartite

adjective

mul·​ti·​par·​tite ˌməl-ti-ˈpär-ˌtīt 

1

: divided into several or many parts

2

: having numerous members or signatories

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

In his music for solo trumpet and electronics, sound becomes a multipartite substance, hard to visualize but easy to get lost inside. —New York Times, 30 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin multipartitus, from multi- + partitus, past participle of partire to divide, from part-, pars part

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1