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multiple

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/
noun

  1. A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

    "14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

  2. Price-earnings ratio.

  3. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.

adjective

  1. More than one (followed by plural).

    "My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades."

  2. 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).

    "It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets."

Synonymsmanifold, many, morefold, several, plural
Antonymspaucal

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