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multifarious

American  
[muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs] / ˌmʌl təˈfɛər i əs /

adjective

  1. having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.

  2. numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold.

    multifarious activities.
multifarious British  
/ ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs /

adjective

  1. having many parts of great variety

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Other Word Forms

  • multifariously adverb
  • multifariousness noun

Etymology

Origin of multifarious

1585–95; < Late Latin multifārius many-sided, manifold, equivalent to Latin multifāri ( am ) on many sides + -us adj. suffix ( -ous ); multi-, bifarious

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