multistory.

Having more than one floor or story.

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Words that belong together

• multistory building
• multistory structure

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The multistory building rose above the lower courtyard walls.

The survey distinguished the multistory structure from the single-floor annex.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Relational adjective; normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: precise built-space description, structural component naming, spatial orientation, interior material description. Disciplines: fiction writing, architectural description, advanced descriptive English. Commonness: moderately common.