multiple
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
More than one; many.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌltəpəl
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
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).
noun
More than one piercing in a single ear.
mathematics
A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
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.
One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
Used this way, multiple is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- ternary , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Having or involving or consisting
Displaying / single
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
The number by which a multiplicand is multiplied.
Combine by multiplication.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables.
A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers.
A system of three or more stars associated by gravity.
The act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.).
A statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables.
Offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
The property of being multiple.
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