Definitions

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  • adjective Having many facets or aspects.

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  • adjective Having multiple facets.
  • adjective Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.

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  • adjective having many aspects

Etymologies

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From multi- + facet + -ed.

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Examples

  • What we have to have is what I call multifaceted modern entertainment.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • I'd recommend the Paint or Pixel book for anyone who wants to explore this dialogue in multifaceted detail.

    MIND MELD: Art in a Digital World 2008

  • Iran's challenge to the regional status quo is multifaceted, which is why Washington must adopt a comprehensive approach as it formulates its nascent engagement with Iran.

    Iran's New Target: Egypt Abdel Monem Said Aly 2009

  • Although the term has multifaceted significance, we begin with a text in which it appears as a rebuke and corrective.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • Although the term has multifaceted significance, we begin with a text in which it appears as a rebuke and corrective.

    THE NAMES OF JESUS RUBEL SHELLY 1999

  • As I thought about the history of Labor Day, I understood the importance of judging the government's ability to lead and facilitate for health care the kind of multifaceted, continually improvable reform that transformed the workplace from what it was in the early 20th century to what it is today.

    John Kenagy: An Obama Health Care Reform Scorecard 2009

  • This is perhaps directly related to having this kind of multifaceted heritage.

    Out of the Darkness 2006

  • This is perhaps directly related to having this kind of multifaceted heritage.

    Out of the Darkness 2006

  • This kind of multifaceted approach needs to be formalized into a clear strategy laying out the role that the Iraqi military and the US will play in protecting Iraqi's population in a withdrawal scenario.

    Suzanne Nossel: Iraq: Avoiding The Killing Fields II 2008

  • They have a company that's kind of multifaceted that does a lot of literary work and a lot of publicity help and a record company as well.

    CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2007 2007

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