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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
mul·ti·ple
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
    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
English Etymology
multiple
  1640s, from Fr. multiple, from L.L. multiplus "manifold," from L.multi- "many, much" + -plus "fold," from base of plicare "to fold, twist;" see ply (v.)). Multiple exposure first recorded 1923.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
multiple
mul·tiple 5mQltipl / adjective[only before noun]
   many in number; involving many different people or things
   数量多的;多种多样的:
   multiple copies of documents 
   各种文件的大量的副本 
   a multiple entry visa 
   多次入境签证 
   to suffer multiple injuries (= in many different places in the body) 
   多处受伤 
   a multiple birth (= several babies born to a mother at six time) 
   多胎产 
   a multiple pile-up (= a crash involving many vehicles) 
   连环车祸 
   a house in multiple ownership / occupancy (= owned / occupied by several different people or families) 
   多户所有/使用的房屋 noun1. (mathematics 数) a quantity that contains another quantity an exact number of times
   倍数:
   14, 21 and 28 are all multiples of 7. 
   14、21 和 28 都是 7 的倍数。 
   8 is the lowest common multiple of 8 and 4.
   8 是 8 和 4 的最小公倍数。 
   Traveller's cheques are available in multiples of €10 (= to the value of €10, €20, €30, etc.).
   购买旅行支票以 10 欧元的倍数计算面值。 
2. (also 7multiple 'store(both BrEchain store
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
mul·ti·ple
I. \ˈməltəpəl\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at 
simple
1. : consisting of, including, or involving more than one
 multiple birth >
 multiple burial of plague victims >
 multiple cable >
 multiple corolla >
 multiple drill >
 multiple rate >
 multiple skin eruption >
2. : 
many
manifold
several
 multiple achievements in politics and public life — B.H.Wall >
 multiple minds functioning together — American Scholar >
 < plants were on a multiple-shift basis — Annual Report General Motors Corp. >
 multiple copies of a speech >
 multiple-restaurant chain >
 multiple-party system >
3. : occurring more than once or in higher degree than the first :
repeated
 multiple roots >
4. : belonging to or divided among several or many
 multiple ownership >
 multiple responsibility >
5. : having numerous aspects or functions : 
various
complex
 < life is very multiple; full of movements, facts, and news — John Galsworthy >
 < the multiple executive has been widely used in business and in government — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell >
6. 
 a. : being a circuit with a number of conductors in parallel
 b. : being a group of terminals which make a circuit available at a number of points
7. : developed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries of several distinct flowers (as in the mulberry and the pineapple) : 
collective
— distinguished from aggregate; see 
fruit
 illustration
8. : having a value equal to some multiple of a single unit
 multiple dollars from 2- to 20-dollar pieces >
 multiple thaler >
II. noun
(-s)
1. 
 a. : the product of a quantity by an integer
  < 35 is a multiple of 7 >
  < gases … associated in multiples of the molecular weight — F.H.Getman >
 b. : an assemblage with respect to any of its divisions or parts
  < lay mines in multiple >
  < four road switchers running in multiple — Trains >
2. : 
parallel
 4b
 < connected in multiple >
3. : a multiple coin
III. noun
1. : something containing or consisting of more than one or two units of a kind
2. : a mass-produced work of art
3. : a number that expresses the price-earnings ratio of a stock :price-earnings multiple herein
4. chiefly Britain : multiple store herein

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