It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12th.
Today's word is multiferous, spelled M-U-L-T-I-F-A-R-I-O-U-S.
Multiferous is an adjective.
Something described as multiferous has great diversity or variety,
or is made up of many and various kinds of things.
Multifarius is a formal word and a synonym of the word diverse.
Here's the word used in a sentence from the San Diego Union Tribune.
Over the course of his Multifarius career, musician Pat Metheny has led numerous bands,
more than a few of whose members later became band leaders in their own right.
Before the late 16th century appearance of the word Multiferous,
English speakers used another word similar in form and meaning multiferous, meaning in many ways.
It appeared and disappeared in the 15th century.
Before either of the English words existed, there was the medieval Latin word multifarius,
from the Latin adverb multifariam, meaning in many places.
Multi, as you may know, means many, and is used to form,
well, multifarious English words, from multicultural to multimillion.
The word omniferous, meaning of all varieties, forms, or kinds,
is a relative of multifarious, and created with omni, meaning all, rather than multi.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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