3syllables
multiple
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Definitions ofmultiple
1noun
- A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.
Example: "14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"
- Price-earnings ratio.
- One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
- A single individual who has multiple personalities.
- 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.
1adjective
- More than one (followed by plural).
Example: "My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades."
- 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).
Example: "It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets."
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