multipartite

American  

[muhl-ti-pahr-tahyt] / ˌmʌl tɪˈpɑr taɪt /

adjective

1. divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.

2. multilateral.

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multipartite British  

/ ˌmʌltɪˈpɑːtaɪt /

adjective

1. divided into many parts or sections

2. government a less common word for multilateral

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Etymology

Origin of multipartite

First recorded in 1715–25, multipartite is from the Latin word multipartītus divided into many parts. See multi-, partite

Example Sentences

THE RECIPE: The pie, while multipartite in construction, keeps the ingredients simple and pure: lots of butter for the crust, rich dairy throughout, real vanilla bean in the pastry cream.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

Asked for their thoughts on “The Bear,” a group of Seattle chefs gave a lot — a lot — of them, some dispatching lengthy, multipartite essays.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

And since 2015 it’s also done the inverse: shipping some of Poland’s top jazz musicians to various North American cities for a multipartite showcase.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2017

In his music for solo trumpet and electronics, sound becomes a multipartite substance, hard to visualize but easy to get lost inside.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2017

The inflorescence corresponds almost exactly to the ornament, but the multipartite leaf has also had a particular influence upon its development and upon that of several collateral forms which I cannot now discuss.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various