multiplicity
pronunciation
How to pronounce multiplicity in British English:
UK [ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsəti]
How to pronounce multiplicity in American English:
US [ˌmʌltəˈplɪsɪti]
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- Noun:
- the property of being multiple
- a large number
Word Origin
- multiplicity (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French multiplicité, from Late Latin multiplicitas "manifoldness, multiplicity," from Latin multiplic- (see multiple). Related: Multiplicitous.
Example
- 1. A monopoly would be unhealthy , a multiplicity inefficient ( since netting would be harder ) .
- 2. My most marked characteristic is an all-inclusive , nonjudgmental joy in the constantly diverting multiplicity of human beings . And foreigners .
- 3. The market economy has always relativized goods , by revealing their exchangeability , and the good , by tolerating its multiplicity .
- 4. Because gemini is not above a little innocent deception , this penchant for multiplicity can make you rather divorce prone .
- 5. We live in a culture committed to unifying greeds , and one of the world 's vast and glorious multiplicity of languages -- the one in which I speak and write -- is now the dominant language .