| multiple | |
| 1. adj. More than one (followed by plural). | |
| My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades. | |
| 2. adj. 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). | |
| Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship. | |
| It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets. | |
| Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites. | |
| 3. n. (mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another whole number with no remainder. | |
| 4. n. (finance) Price-earnings ratio. | |
| 5. n. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate. | |
| 6. n. A single individual who has multiple personalities. | |
| 7. n. One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth. | |
| 8. n. A chain store. | |
