MULTIPLE


Meaning of MULTIPLE in English

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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.