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multiparous

mul·tip·a·rous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhl-tip-er-uh s]
    • /mʌlˈtɪp ər əs/
    • /mˌʌltɪpˈarəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhl-tip-er-uh s]
    • /mʌlˈtɪp ər əs/

Definitions of multiparous word

  • adjective multiparous of or relating to a multipara. 1
  • adjective multiparous producing more than one at a birth. 1
  • adjective multiparous Botany. (of a cyme) having many lateral axes. 1
  • noun multiparous Having two or more pregnancies, resulting in viable offspring. 1
  • adjective multiparous (of certain species of mammal) producing many offspring at one birth 0
  • adjective multiparous of, relating to, or designating a multipara 0

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Origin of multiparous

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50, multiparous is from the New Latin word multiparus bearing many young at a birth. See multi-, -parous

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Parts of speech for Multiparous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

multiparous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

multiparous usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with multiparous

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