multifarious
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təˈfɛər adjective
1.
having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
2.
numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: multifarious activities.
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| —adj | |
| having many parts of great variety | |
| [C16: from Late Latin multifārius manifold, from Latin multifāriam on many sides] | |
| multi'fariously | |
| —adv | |
| multi'fariousness | |
| —n | |
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Multifarious
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is liberality. Does it mean:
| including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: |
| the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty. |
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Word Origin & History
multifarious
1590s, 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). Related: Multifariously.
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Example sentences
These years are the period of his most multifarious poetizing.
Upper levels of the building are typically organized around groups of three windows with multifarious ornament.
She has never remarried, but she has many intense friendships, which constitute a kind of multifarious international bond.
The strange and multifarious career of an actor who always seems to be with us.
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