n.
Pronunciation: ' m ə l-t ə -p ə l
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>