multiple
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌltɪpəl/
The English word “multiple” has 11 meanings listed here.
determiner
- More than one (followed by plural).
adjective
noun
- A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
- Price-earnings ratio.
- One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
- A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.
- One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
- A chain store.
- A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
- More than one piercing in a single ear.
Etymology
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
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