multi
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ti, -taɪ noun
1.
a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes: This dress comes in pink or green multi.
adjective
2.
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multi-
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:
Middle English < Latin, combining form of multus much, many
Middle English < Latin, combining form of multus much, many
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| 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. |
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World English Dictionary
| multi- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | many or much: multiflorous; multimillion |
| 2. | more than one: multiparous; multistorey |
| [from Latin multus much, many] | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
multi- pref.
Many; much; multiple: multiarticular.
More than one: multiparous.
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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Example sentences
Colleague did one of these with a different outfit and required it for a multi-section course of which he was coordinator.
Single cell creatures are not multi-cellular complex life forms, and when they mutate, they either die or live period.
These four machines, and the yards and yards of multi-strand cable that connected them, were the hardware of my system.
The result was an explosion of networks as multi-national companies rushed in to compete for the business.
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