How does multiple inheritance work in Java?

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Class Object is the root of class hierarchy. Every class has Object as a superclass. So, if I am extending a API class, will it be like, multiple inheritance? Obviously, Java doesn't support multiple inheritance. How does it then work?

Superclass is not the same thing as parent class. You can only have one mother, but you have a much larger number of female ancestors.

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