MULTIPLE

(MANY) [adjective] [not gradable] - very many of the same type, or of different typesThe youth died of multiple (= many) injuries/gunshot wounds.We made multiple (= many) copies of the report.These children have multiple (= many different) handicaps.What the person does next is the result of the multiple (= many different) influences to which they have been exposed.A multiple birth is when more than two babies are born to the same woman on one occasion.Multiple births - of triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets - are becoming more common because of fertility drugs.A multiple-choice exam or question is one in which you are given a list of different answers to a question and you have to choose the right one.Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the covering of the nerves gradually becomes destroyed, sometimes damaging a person's speech and sight and ability to move.