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a combining form meaning “many,” “much,” “multiple,” “many times,” “more than one,” “more than two,” “composed of many like parts,” “in many respects,” used in the formation of compound words: multiply; multivitamin.
Also, especially before a vowel, mult-.

Origin:
ME < L, comb. form of multus much, many
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  1. Many; much; multiple: multicolored.

    1. More than one: multiparous.

    2. More than two: multilateral.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from multus, much, many; see mel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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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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Medical Dictionary

multi- pref.

  1. Many; much; multiple: multiarticular.

  2. More than one: multiparous.

  3. More than two: multipolar.

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