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mul•ti•fo•cal
(mul′tē fō′kəl, mul′tī-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Ophthalmologyhaving several focuses.
- (of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.
- multi- + focal 1915–20
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