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MULTIPURPOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does multipurpose mean?
• MULTIPURPOSE (adjective)
The adjective MULTIPURPOSE has 1 sense:
1. having multiple uses
Familiarity information: MULTIPURPOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having multiple uses
Context example:
a multipurpose tool
Similar:
Context examples
Over time, the serum component of the medium was replaced with TCH, a defined multipurpose serum replacement.
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