Word: multimethod
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mul
ti
me
thod
Definition: A method that uses multiple dispatch, allowing various implementations to be called depending on the types of the arguments.
Morphemes:
Affix: multi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: More than one; pertaining to more than one thing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: multī
Language: la
Decoded: multi
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: many
Affix: method
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: methodus
Language: la
Decoded: methodus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: way of teaching