multifunction

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adjective

Having multiple functions.

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OriginEnglish function ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultifunction (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving multiple functions.

    Some countries have gone much further in designing stations as multi-function hubs of the community.

    2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 40

    Synonyms: multifunctional

nounmultifunction (plural multifunctions)

plural multifunctions

  1. mathematicsA multivalued function.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving multiple functions.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishfunction
  7. Englishmultifunction

From multi- + function.

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Cite this entry
APA

multifunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifunction

MLA

“multifunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifunction.

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