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noun, plural mul·ti·plic·i·ties.
1.
a large number or variety: a multiplicity of errors.
2.
the state of being multiplex or manifold; manifold variety.
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Multiplicity
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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multiplicity
1580s, from L.L. multiplicitas, from L. multiplex (see multiple). Related: Multiplicitous.
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