multidimensionality en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dimensional English multidimensional Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English multidimensionality From multidimensional + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property or state of being multidimensional.
In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multidimensionalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
de Mehrdimensionalität (the property of being multidimensional) · pl wielowymiarowość (the property of being multidimensional) · fi moniulotteisuus (the property of being multidimensional) · tr çok boyutluluk (the property of being multidimensional) · de Multidimensionalität (the property of being multidimensional) · el πολυδιάστατος χαρακτήρας (the property of being multidimensional) · el πολυδιαστασιμότητα (the property of being multidimensional)