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Multiple ˈmʌltɪpl Adjective Shape Appears Times Painting Research

Word3 multiple
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈmʌltɪpl/ /ˈmʌltɪpl/
Example
  • the shape appears multiple times within each painting.
  • research based on multiple sources
  • multiple copies of documents
  • a story that works on multiple levels
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multiple

(adjective)/ˈmʌltɪpl/ /ˈmʌltɪpl/
  1. many in number; involving many different people or things
    • The shape appears multiple times within each painting.
    • research based on multiple sources
    • multiple copies of documents
    • a story that works on multiple levels
    • a multiple entry visa
    • a multiple birth (= several babies born to a mother at one time)
    • a multiple pile-up (= a crash involving many vehicles)
    • Buyers can acquire single or multiple units.
    • a house in multiple ownership/occupancy (= owned/occupied by several different people or families)
  2. complex in its nature or effects; affecting several parts of the body
    • She suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
    • multiple fractures of the pelvis
    • patients with multiple organ failure
    • There were multiple stab wounds on his body.

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex ‘multiple’.
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