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multicursal

UK/ˌmʌltɨˈkɜːsəl/US/ˌməltiˈkɝsəl/

multicursal adjective: of a maze or labyrinth: having more than one possible route between the centre and the outside.

Adjective

multicursal (comparative more multicursal, superlative most multicursal)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) Of a maze or labyrinth: having more than one possible route between the centre and the outside.
    • The Hampton Court maze..may serve as the type of a compact and the Versailles example..that of a diffuse multicursal labyrinth.1922, W. H. Matthews, Mazes & Labyrinths, page xii. 185
    • The reader's progress through these labyrinths of language thus forms a multicursal pattern.1988, W. B. Faris, The Labyrinths of Lang, page iv. 86

Forms of multicursal

comparativemore multicursal
superlativemost multicursal

Origin of multicursal

From multi- + -cursal, on the pattern of unicursal, bicursal and tricursal.

Questions about multicursal

What does multicursal mean?
Multicursal means of a maze or labyrinth: having more than one possible route between the centre and the outside.
What part of speech is multicursal?
Multicursal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce multicursal?
Multicursal is pronounced /ˌmʌltɨˈkɜːsəl/ (UK).

Words near multicursal in the dictionary

  1. multiculturism
  2. multicurie
  3. multicurrency
  4. multicurrent
  5. multicurricular
  6. multicursal
  7. multicurve
  8. multicuspate
  9. multicusped
  10. multicuspid
  11. multicuspidate

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