multipronged

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adjective

Having multiple prongs

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivemultipronged (comparative more multipronged, superlative most multipronged)

comparative more multipronged · superlative most multipronged · alternative multi-pronged

  1. Having multiple prongs
  2. Having multiple elements or aspects

Origin

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

From multi- + pronged.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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