multicomponentialadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˌkɒmpə(ʊ)ˈnɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌkɑmpəˈnɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. = multicomponent adj.
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1971 Archivum Linguisticum 2 59 Cf. /make up/ (sc. with cosmetics or greasepaint) (verb) and /make-up/ (noun),..examples whose multi-componential character as idioms is partly revealed by the difference of tonicity or accentuation corresponding to the grammatical distinction indicated.
1974 Nature 7 June 571/2 The survival curve of HVS is multicomponential after treatment with heat as well as after treatment with formaldehyde.
1995 Lang. in Society 24 586 Methodological considerations—in part, the constraints imposed by such a daunting task as studying the highly complex and multi-componential phenomenon of the bilingual lexicon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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