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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin multifōrmis. By surface analysis, multi- + -forme.
Adjective
multiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiformes)
- multiform
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French
Etymology
From multi- + -forme.
Pronunciation
Adjective
multiforme (plural multiformes)
- multiform
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin multifōrmis, calque of Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, multi- (“many”, “multi-”, multiplying prefix) + -forme (“form”, “shape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mul.tiˈfor.me/
- Rhymes: -orme
- Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧fór‧me
Adjective
multiforme (plural multiformi)
- multiform
- varied
- versatile
2015, Daniele Luttazzi, “Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal”, in Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal, 1st edition (satirical parody; paperback), Il Fatto Quotidiano, A, page 7:Un uom dal multiforme ingegno vive, del mondo esperto, e delli vizi umani e del valore, rege d'Itaca pietrosa- A man of multiform ingenuity lives, experienced of the world, and of human vices and virtue, king of rocky Ithaca.
Latin
Adjective
multifōrme
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of multifōrmis
Spanish
Adjective
multiforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural multiformes)
- multiform
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