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What is the singular form of multiple?

The singular form of "multiple" is "multiple" itself.

It's a bit tricky because "multiple" can act as both a noun and an adjective.

* As a noun, "multiple" means "more than one" and it is already singular.

* As an adjective, "multiple" means "many" or "several" and it doesn't have a singular form. You would need to use another adjective, like "one" or "single" to make it singular.

For example:

* Noun: "There was a multiple of choices." (meaning more than one choice)

* Adjective: "We had multiple choices." (meaning many choices)

* Adjective with singular form: "We had one choice."

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