multicharacter en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Hellenic *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English multicharacter From multi- + character.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving or performing multiple characters
I invite readers to sample Emma Thompson’s odious multicharacter turn in “Angels in America” […].
2007 April 15, “Handel and the Jews; Foreign Treasures; Accents and Acting”, in New York Times:
- (not-comparable) Consisting of more than one character (unit of text).