I. ˈməl-tə-pəl 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
II. noun
Date: 1660
1.
a. : the product of a quantity by an integer
35 is a multiple of 7
b. : something in units of more than one or two
2. : parallel 4b
3. chiefly British : chain store