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mul⋅ti⋅lat⋅er⋅al

  [muhl-ti-lat-er-uhl]
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–adjective
1. having several or many sides; many-sided.
2. participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on disarmament.
Origin:
1690–1700; multi- + lateral

Related forms:
mul⋅ti⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅ism, noun
mul⋅ti⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅ist, adjective, noun
mul⋅ti⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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mul·ti·lat·er·al   (mŭl'tĭ-lāt'ər-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Having many sides.
  2. Involving more than two nations or parties: multilateral trade agreements.
mul'ti·lat'er·al·ism n., mul'ti·lat'er·al·ist n., mul'ti·lat'er·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Multilateral

Mul`ti*lat"er*al\, a. [Multi- + lateral.] Having many sides; many-sided.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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multilateral 
1696, "having many sides," from multi- + L. latus (gen. lateris) "side" (see oblate (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to three or more countries" is from 1802. Multilateralism is first recorded 1928.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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