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multipartite

adjective
mul·​ti·​par·​tite | \ ËŒmÉ™l-ti-ˈpär-ËŒtÄ«t How to pronounce multipartite (audio) \

Definition of multipartite

1 : divided into several or many parts
2 : having numerous members or signatories

Examples of multipartite in a Sentence

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 In his music for solo trumpet and electronics, sound becomes a multipartite substance, hard to visualize but easy to get lost inside. — New York Times, "Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week," 30 Mar. 2017

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First Known Use of multipartite

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for multipartite

Latin multipartitus, from multi- + partitus, past participle of partire to divide, from part-, pars part

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