multi-word en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English word English multi-word From multi- + word.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Consisting of more than one word.
The single-word/multi-word distinction involves what is most plausibly a difference in terminal elements among items of the same category type (e.g. adjective phrases).
2004, John A. Hawkins, Efficiency and Complexity in Grammars:The verb categories included two-word multi-word verbs, though terms of more than two words were placed in the phrase category.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 297:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multiword | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
hu többszavas (consisting of more than one word) · cs víceslovný (consisting of more than one word) · ru многосло́вный (consisting of more than one word) · pl wielowyrazowy (consisting of more than one word) · es multipalabra (consisting of more than one word) · pt multipalavras (consisting of more than one word) · pt multipalavra (consisting of more than one word) · el πολυλεκτικός (consisting of more than one word) · ru неодносло́вный (consisting of more than one word)