"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 Coordinate_terms: true-false, open-ended
    Sense id: en-multiple-choice-en-adj-cUPBxQCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50
  2. Having exactly one possible answer, to be chosen from a list provided (e.g. in a test). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-multiple-choice-en-adj-0L2vxv6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multiple-choice question Related terms: closed question, polar question, yes-no question 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)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 50 50
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