"multiple-choice" meaning in English

See multiple-choice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multiple-choice (not comparable)
  1. Having more than one possible answer, to be chosen from a list provided. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: multiple-choice question Related terms: closed question, polar question, yes-no question Coordinate_terms: true-false, open-ended Translations (Translations): 多選 /多选 (duōxuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 複選 /复选 (fùxuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), მრავალარჩევანიანი (mravalarčevaniani) (Georgian), אמריקאי (Hebrew), pilihan ganda (Indonesian), a crocette (Italian), pelbagai pilihan (Malay), wielokrotnego wyboru (Polish), višestrukog izbora (Serbo-Croatian), s višestrukim izborom (Serbo-Croatian), multiopción (Spanish), de opción múltiple (Spanish), de múltiple opción (Spanish), tipo test (Spanish), flerval (Swedish), çoktan seçmeli (Turkish), amlddewis (Welsh)
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          "code": "ka",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "word": "אמריקאי"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "pilihan ganda"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "a crocette"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "pelbagai pilihan"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "wielokrotnego wyboru"
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          "word": "multiopción"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "de opción múltiple"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "flerval"
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        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "çoktan seçmeli"
        },
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          "lang": "Welsh",
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          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "amlddewis"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "duōxuǎn",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "多選 /多选"
    },
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      "roman": "fùxuǎn",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "複選 /复选"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "mravalarčevaniani",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "მრავალარჩევანიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "אמריקאי"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "pilihan ganda"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a crocette"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "pelbagai pilihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "wielokrotnego wyboru"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "višestrukog izbora"
    },
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "s višestrukim izborom"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "multiopción"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "de opción múltiple"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "de múltiple opción"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "tipo test"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "flerval"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "çoktan seçmeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "amlddewis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "multiple-choice"
}

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