"multipurpose" meaning in English

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      "roman": "sǎa-rá-pát-bprà-yòot",
      "sense": "having multiple uses",
      "word": "สารพัดประโยชน์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "à-nêek-bprà-sǒng",
      "sense": "having multiple uses",
      "word": "อเนกประสงค์"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "having multiple uses",
      "word": "đa năng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "having multiple uses",
      "word": "vạn năng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "having multiple uses",
      "word": "nhiều mục đích"
    }
  ],
  "word": "multipurpose"
}

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