The difference between Multiracial and Rainbow
When used as nouns, multiracial means an individual of more than one race, whereas rainbow means a multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
When used as adjectives, multiracial means composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races, whereas rainbow means multicolored.
Rainbow is also verb with the meaning: to pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.
check bellow for the other definitions of Multiracial and Rainbow
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Multiracial as an adjective:
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races
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Multiracial as a noun:
An individual of more than one race.
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Rainbow as a noun:
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
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Rainbow as a noun:
Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
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Rainbow as a noun (often used with “of”):
A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
Examples:
"a rainbow of possibilities"
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Rainbow as a noun (figurative):
An illusion, mirage.
Examples:
"Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day."
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Rainbow as a noun (baseball):
A curveball, particularly a slow one.
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Rainbow as a noun (poker slang):
In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
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Rainbow as a noun:
Rainbow trout.
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Rainbow as an adjective:
Multicolored.
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Rainbow as an adjective (attributive, chiefly, US):
Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
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Rainbow as an adjective (attributive):
LGBT.
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Rainbow as an adjective (poker, chiefly, of a flop):
Composed entirely of different suits.
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Rainbow as a verb (transitive):
To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.