multilevelledadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈlɛvld/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈlɛv(ə)ld/; see also multi- comb. form.

Forms: 1900s– multileveled, 1900s– multilevelled.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, level n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + level n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier multilevel adj.

Having several or many levels (literal and figurative); consisting of or operating on many levels.

ΚΠ

1948 Hudson Rev. 1 i. 117 But precisely because it is a poem—compact, symbolic, multileveled, all details woven elaborately into the meaning pattern—it cannot be totally accounted for as yet.

1962 M. McLuhan Gutenberg Galaxy 103 When only the eye is engaged, the multi-levelled gestures and resonances of Senecan oral action are quite impertinent.

1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. 19/1 The Affleck home is built on the slope of a hill, and is multi-leveled.

1984 Amer. Speech 59 363 These analyses are excellent: detailed, multilevelled, linguistically explicit, and aesthetically revealing.

1997 N. DeMille Plum Island ii. 9 The backyard..was mostly cedar deck, multileveled as it cascaded from the house down to the bay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multilevelled
释义	multilevelledadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈlɛvld/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈlɛv(ə)ld/; see also multi- comb. form. Forms: 1900s– multileveled, 1900s– multilevelled. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: multi- comb. form, level n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < multi- comb. form + level n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier multilevel adj. Having several or many levels (literal and figurative); consisting of or operating on many levels. ΚΠ 1948 Hudson Rev. 1 i. 117 But precisely because it is a poem—compact, symbolic, multileveled, all details woven elaborately into the meaning pattern—it cannot be totally accounted for as yet. 1962 M. McLuhan Gutenberg Galaxy 103 When only the eye is engaged, the multi-levelled gestures and resonances of Senecan oral action are quite impertinent. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. 19/1 The Affleck home is built on the slope of a hill, and is multi-leveled. 1984 Amer. Speech 59 363 These analyses are excellent: detailed, multilevelled, linguistically explicit, and aesthetically revealing. 1997 N. DeMille Plum Island ii. 9 The backyard..was mostly cedar deck, multileveled as it cascaded from the house down to the bay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1948
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