English Explanatory Dictionary

multiple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. More than one (followed by plural).
adj
  1. Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
  2. Of a person: displaying or experiencing two or more distinct personalities or selves in one body.
noun
  1. A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
  2. Price-earnings ratio.
  3. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
  4. A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.
  5. One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
  6. A chain store.
  7. A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
  8. More than one piercing in a single ear.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌltɪpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-multiple.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multiple.wav

Word forms

multiple multiples

Etymology

From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.

Synonyms

manifold many morefold several plural system

Antonyms

paucal

Related words

multi- multiplicity multiplier multiply

Derived words

battery electric multiple unit circummultiple diesel multiple unit electric multiple unit equimultiple Law of multiple proportion lowest common multiple multicast multicasting multinacci multiple algebra multiple allelism multiple-aspect multiple bond multiple cerebral sclerosis multiple chemical sensitivity multiple-choice multiple-choice question multiple citizenship multiple conjugation multiple dispatch multiple evanescent white dot syndrome multiple expansion multiple-exposure multiple exposure multiple fruit multiple fruits multiple inheritance multiple intelligences multiple level multiple myeloma multipleness multiple orgasm multiple personality multiple personality disorder multiplepoinding multiple rocket launcher multiple root multiple sclerosis multiple star multiple star system multiple superparticular multiplet multiple transformer multiple unit multiplism multiplist multiverse nonmultiple submultiple common multiple least common multiple smallest common multiple

Translations

Arabic: متعدد Belarusian: шматлі́кі Belarusian: мнагалі́кі Belarusian: шматразо́вы Bulgarian: многократен Catalan: múltiple Chinese Mandarin: 多種 /多种 Czech: mnohonásobný Danish: flere Dutch: meerdere Esperanto: multobla Finnish: usea Finnish: moni Finnish: moninkertainen French: multiple Galician: múltiple German: mehrfach German: mehrere Ancient Greek: πολλαπλόος Ancient Greek: πολλαπλοῦς Hungarian: több Indonesian: multipel Italian: multiplo Japanese: 多重 Latin: multiplex Macedonian: повеќекратен Norwegian Bokmål: flere Norwegian Nynorsk: fleire Persian: چندتایی Persian: چندگانه Polish: złożony Polish: wieloraki Polish: wielokrotny Portuguese: múltiplos Romanian: multiplu Russian: многочи́сленный Russian: мно́жественный Russian: многокра́тный Russian: кра́тный Serbo-Croatian: вишѐструк Serbo-Croatian: višèstruk Spanish: múltiple Swedish: flera Swedish: flera stycken Swedish: flerfaldig Tagalog: maramihan Tagalog: dinami Turkish: çoklu Ukrainian: числе́нний Ukrainian: багаторазо́вий
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