multiversity

multiversity
A word newly coined for a university containing many schools, colleges, and departments, and attended by an overwhelming number of students.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • multiversity — ☆ multiversity [mul΄tə vʉr′sə tē ] n. pl. multiversities [ MULTI + (UNI)VERSITY: coined in 1957 by Arthur Bestor (1908 94), U.S. historian] the modern large and complex university with its many colleges, schools, extensions, etc.,… …   English World dictionary

  • multiversity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: multi + versity (as in university) Date: 1963 a very large university with many component schools, colleges, or divisions and widely diverse functions …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • multiversity — /mul ti verr si tee/, n., pl. multiversities. a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc. [1960 65; MULTI + (UNI)VERSITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • multiversity — mÊŒltɪ vÉœrsÉ™tɪ / vɜːs n. large non central university having many campuses …   English contemporary dictionary

  • multiversity — mul·ti·ver·si·ty …   English syllables

  • multiversity — mul•ti•ver•si•ty [[t]ˌmʌl tɪˈvɜr sɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties a university with several campuses, each with many component schools, divisions, etc • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • multiversity —   n. American, university with many campuses or attached institutions …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • multiversity — n. (pl. ies) a large university with many different departments. Etymology: MULTI + UNIVERSITY …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Multiversidad — (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Entidad pedagógico cooperativa creada en 1982 y desarrollada programáticamente hasta 1987 por Miguel Grinberg, Leonardo Sacco y Fabricio Simonelli, acompañados por 200 lectores de la revista Mutantia. Estuvo basada en… …   Wikipedia Español

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