English > multiple: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual. |
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| Examples | - "multiple birth"
- "multiple ownership"
- "made multiple copies of the speech"
- "his multiple achievements in public life"
- "her multiple personalities"
- "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
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| Narrower | aggregate | Composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets |
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| bigeminal | Occurring in pairs |
| binary | Consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) |
| double, doubled, twofold, two-fold | Twice as great or many |
| double, dual, duple | Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs |
| double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold | Having more than one decidedly dissimilar / dissimilar aspects or qualities |
| dual-purpose, dual-use | Designed for or serving two purposes |
| duplex | (used technically of a device or process) having two parts |
| manifold, multiplex | Many and varied |
| nonuple, ninefold, nine-fold | Having nine units or components |
| octuple, eightfold, eight-fold | Having eight units or components |
| quadruple, fourfold, four-fold | Four times as great or many |
| quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold | Having four units or components |
| quaternate, quaternary | Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four |
| quintuple, fivefold, five-fold | Having five units or components |
| septuple, sevenfold, seven-fold | Having seven units or components |
| sextuple, sixfold, six-fold | Having six units or components |
| tenfold, ten-fold, denary | Containing ten or ten parts |
| ternary, treble, triple, triplex | Having three units or components or elements |
| treble, threefold, three-fold, triple | Three times as great or many |
| triune | Three in one |
| Opposite | single | Existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual |
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| Spanish | multiple, múltiple |
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| Catalan | múltiple |
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| Nouns | multiple | the product of a quantity by an integer |
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| multiplicity | the property of being multiple |
| Adverbs | multiply | in several ways |
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