multis'

mul·ti

[muhl-tee, -tahy] noun, plural mul·tis, adjective Informal.
noun
1.
a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes: This dress comes in pink or green multi.
adjective

Origin:
by shortening of multicolor or multicolored

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Word Origin & History

multi-
comb. form of L. multus "much, many," from PIE base *mel- "strong, great, numerous" (cf. L. melior "better," Gk. mala "very, very much"). Many words that use it (multinational, etc.) are 20c. coinages.
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Multis' is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Medical Dictionary

multi- pref.

  1. Many; much; multiple: multiarticular.

  2. More than one: multiparous.

  3. More than two: multipolar.

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Science Dictionary
multi-  
A prefix that means "many" or "much," as in multicellular, having many cells.
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