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multiunit en · ADJ
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Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
English unit
English multiunit
From multi- + unit.
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(not-comparable) Containing multiple units.
These rooms are found in multiunit, multistory buildings that usually have commercial establishments at street level.
1988 June 10, David Fremon, “Single-room housing: Can not-for-profit developers turn the tide?”, in Chicago Reader:
Relateds
multiresidential · multiplex · multifamily
multiunit en · NOUN
Etymology
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Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
English unit
English multiunit
From multi- + unit.
Meanings
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A residential building containing multiple units or apartments.
"People see what's happening and they say 'Hey, this community is coming back.' So they come to the bank for a mortgage to buy one of the smaller multiunits, or a home.
1988 April 29, Ben Joravsky, “The impossible bank: South Shore, a model mixture of capitalism and community development”, in Chicago Reader:
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A unit consisting of multiple sub-units.
On the other hand, if the purpose of the study is to determine the fine temporal relationships between nearby substructures (such as the olfactory glomeruli in our studies), then these multiunits must be viewed with suspicion.
2004, Methods in Insect Sensory Neuroscience, →ISBN, page 406:
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