multi-

From late Middle English multi-, from Latin multī, from multus.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌl.tiː/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌl.ti/, /ˈmʌl.taɪ/

multi-

1. More than one; pertaining to more than one thing.

   Synonym: pluri-

   Antonyms: mono-, uni-

   Coordinate terms: bi-, di-, tri-, etc

2. Many; pertaining to many things.

   Synonyms: poly-; pleo-, pleio-

   Antonyms: oligo-, pauci-

The prefix may become mult- before vowels and h: multangular, multhiomycin.

• multiple
• multiply

• “multi-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “multi-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “multi-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms

• Mitul

Borrowed from Latin multus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˌmul.ti]

multi-

1. multi-

• “multi-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “multi-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “multi-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “multi-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Derived from Latin multus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmultɪ]

multi-

1. multi-

• “multi-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• multi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

From Latin multi (multus).

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• Hyphenation: mul‧ti-

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1. multi-

From Latin multus.

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From Latin multus.

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• “multi-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From Latin multus.

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multi-

1. multi-

From Latin multus (“much, many”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈmulti]
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti

multi-

1. (nominal prefix) multi-

From Latin multus.

• IPA^(key): [mʊlti]
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti

multi-

1. multi-

• “multi-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• molti-

From Latin multus.

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1. multi-

Borrowed from Latin multus.

multi-

1. multi- (many)

From Latin multus.

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1. multi-

• “multi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024