"multi-pass" meaning in English

See multi-pass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Vulgar Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Vulgar Latin -ereinflu. Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English multi-pass From multi- + pass. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|multi-|pass|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Vulgar Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Vulgar Latin -ereinflu. Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English multi-pass [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moltos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*peth₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*pattus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "passus", "lang" : "la-vul" }, { "id" : "verb suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verb suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzi", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verb suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "-āre", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*passāre", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "passer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "passen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pass", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multi-pass", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="multi-pass"> From multi- + pass. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multi-pass (not comparable)
  1. Involving several passes over something. Tags: not-comparable
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Alternative forms

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