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adj
Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English focal English multifocal From multi- + focal.
Across languages
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