multicharacter

adjective

mul·​ti·​char·​ac·​ter ˌməl-tē-ˈker-ik-tər 

-ˌtī-,

-ˈka-rik-

: having, consisting of, or involving more than one character

What's most novel about the series is its globe-hopping scope and multicharacter structure, which are reminiscent of what TV looked like in the years after Lost became a hit.

—Noel Murray

Examples of multicharacter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Romance-comic artists often drew close-ups because they could be rendered more quickly, compared with wide landscapes and multicharacter interiors. —Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021

The multicharacter plot and satirical perspective on 20th-century American history — the past personally felt in the present — was a serendipitous complement to Robert Altman’s film epic Nashville and the prismatic confession-celebration of Broadway’s A Chorus Line. —Armond White, National Review, 12 Nov. 2021

Movement is key — Emma Jaster is the production’s movement expert — as Strathairn dives, wriggles, stalks and recoils to evoke multicharacter stealth and violence. —Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above