multiversity Hear it!

multiversity definition

☆ multi·ver·sity (mul′tə vʉr′sə tē)

noun pl. multiversities -·ties

the modern large and complex university with its many colleges, schools, extensions, etc., characteristically regarded as being impersonal, bureaucratic, etc.

Etymology: multi- + (uni)versity: coined in 1957 by Arthur Bestor (1908-94), U.S. historian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.