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adj
Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, science, sciences
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noun
Plurality; multiplicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, rare, uncountable
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History
From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”).
