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multifaceted

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See also: multi-faceted

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Late Latin faciō
Proto-Italic *-jēs
Late Latin -iēs
Late Latin faciēs
Late Latin facia
Old French face
Middle French face
French face
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Middle French -et
French -etder.
French -ette
French facettebor.
English facet
English -ed
English multifaceted

    From multi- + facet + -ed.

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    Adjective

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    multifaceted (comparative more multifaceted, superlative most multifaceted)

    1. Having multiple facets or (geometric) faces.
      The diamond had a multifaceted cut.
    2. Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.
      Joanne was a multifaceted individual; she knew how to bargain both with Wall Street brokers and push-cart vendors.
      • 2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN‎[1]:
        “Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular.

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