multiple.
More than one (followed by plural).
Meaning & usage
More than one (followed by plural).
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
Where this word comes from
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
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).
Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.
It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.
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). Of a person: displaying or experiencing two or more distinct personalities or selves in one body.
Where this word comes from
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
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.
Where this word comes from
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
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