"multifarious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfɛə.ɹi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfɛɚ.i.əs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multifarious.wav Forms: more multifarious [comparative], most multifarious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəs Etymology: From Latin multifārius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|multifārius}} Latin multifārius, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} multifarious (comparative more multifarious, superlative most multifarious)
  1. Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts. Synonyms: diverse, manifold, various, heterogeneous Translations (having multiplicity): разнообразен (raznoobrazen) (Bulgarian), rozmanitý (Czech), veelvoudig (Dutch), divers (Dutch), ilghnéitheach (Irish), ilchineálach (Irish), разнообра́зный (raznoobráznyj) (Russian), múltiple (Spanish), diverso (Spanish), variado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-multifarious-en-adj-axvrUmWR Disambiguation of 'having multiplicity': 68 32
  2. (law, of lawsuits) In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-multifarious-en-adj-4vuZ-Zzz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multifariously
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