mul·ti·plic·i·ty 
(mŭl′tə-plĭsĭ-tē)
(mŭl′tə-plĭsĭ-tē)n. pl. mul·ti·plic·i·ties
1. The state of being various or manifold: the multiplicity of architectural styles on that street.
2. A large number: a multiplicity of ideas.
[Middle English, from Old French multiplicite, from Late Latin multiplicitās, from multiplex, various; see MULTIPLEX.]
mul′ti·plici·tous adj.
- Indo-European root: dheigh-
- Indo-European root: dher-
- Indo-European root: dhers-
- Indo-European root: dheu-
- Indo-European root: dheu-
- Indo-European root: dheub-
- Indo-European root: dheugh-
- Indo-European root: dheuə-
- Indo-European root: dhghem-
- Indo-European root: dhgh(y)es-
- Indo-European root: dhreg-
- Indo-European root: dhreibh-
- Indo-European root: dhreu-
- Indo-European root: dhugəter-
- Indo-European root: dhwer-
- Indo-European root: dhē-
- Indo-European root: dhē(i)-
- Indo-European root: dhēs-
- Indo-European root: dhīgw-
- Indo-European root: dlegh-
- Indo-European root: dn̥ghū-
- Indo-European root: dus-
- Indo-European root: dwo-
- Indo-European root: dyeu-
- Indo-European root: dā-