multal

M3U1L1T1A1L1

adjective

Expressing a large (but not maximal) quantity or degree.

Opposite
paucal
First used 1970sScrabble 8
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Meanings

adjectivemultal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesExpressing a large (but not maximal) quantity or degree.First known use 1970s

    Finally, the wish to classify and subdivide into further subcategories at times leads the authors to use labels that border on jargon (e.g. multal and paucal groups of pronouns, p. 220).

    1973, Revue des langues vivantes
    1 more example

    The next section includes the study of the role of metonymy in the motivation of the lexical-semantic changes leading to the present-day multal quantifier sense of lot in the context of the quasi-determiner a lot of;

    2016, New Medievalisms

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
paucal
Cite this entry
APA

multal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multal

MLA

“multal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multal.

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