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[syn: manifold, multiplex]
2.  having many parts or aspects; 
- Example: "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Multiplex \Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See
   Multiply.]
   Manifold; multiple.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
multiplex
    adj 1: many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold
           reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold
           intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high
           technology" [syn: manifold, multiplex]
    2: having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug
       abuse"
    n 1: communicates two or more signals over a common channel
    2: a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the
       same building