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mul·ti·far·i·ous    Audio Help   [muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
2.numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: multifarious activities.
[Origin: 1585–95; < LL multifārius many-sided, manifold, equiv. to L multifāri(am) on many sides + -us adj. suffix (see -ous); see multi-, bifarious]

—Related forms
mul·ti·far·i·ous·ly, adverb
mul·ti·far·i·ous·ness, noun
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mul·ti·far·i·ous    Audio Help   (mŭl'tə-fâr'ē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having great variety; diverse. See Synonyms at versatile.


[From Latin multifāriam, in many places : multi-, multi- + -fāriam, adv. suff.; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

mul'ti·far'i·ous·ly adv., mul'ti·far'i·ous·ness n.
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multifarious 
1593, from L. multifarius "manifold," from multifariam "in many places or parts," perhaps originally "that which can be expressed in many ways," from multi- "many" + -fariam "parts," perhaps from fas "utterance, expression, manifestation," related to fari "to speak" (see fame).

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multifarious

adjective
having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" [syn: many-sided] 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: mul·ti·far·i·ous
Pronunciation: "m&l-ti-'far-E-&s
Function: adjective
: having or occurring in great variety : DIVERSE; also : uniting usually in an improper way distinct and independent matters, subjects, or causes <point one is multifarious, and we must break it down for analysis: a) the alleged reformation of the decree; and b) the order that appellant pay —Spradley v. Hutchison, 787 South Western Reporter, Second Series 214 (1990)> —compare MISJOINDER —mul·ti·far·i·ous·ness noun

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Multifarious

Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious.]

1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.

There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. --Dr. H. More.

2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
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