mul·ti·me·di·a

[muhl-tee-mee-dee-uh, muhl-tahy-]
noun ( used with a singular verb )
1.
the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or involving the use of multimedia.
3.
having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.

Origin:
1960–65; multi- + media1

mul·ti·me·di·al, adjective
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multimedia (ˌmʌltɪˈmiːdɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
pl n
1.  the combined use of media such as television, slides, etc, esp in education
 
adj
2.  of or relating to the use of a combination of media: multimedia teaching aids
3.  computing of or relating to any of various systems which can manipulate data in a variety of forms, such as sound, graphics, or text

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Multimedia is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

multimedia
also multi-media, 1962, from multi- + media.
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Computing Dictionary

multimedia definition

multimedia
Any collection of data including text, graphics, images, audio and video, or any system for processing or interacting with such data. Often also includes concepts from hypertext.
This term was once almost synonymous with CD-ROM in the personal computer world because the large amounts of data involved were best supplied on CD-ROM. DVDs and broadband Internet connections have now largely replaced CDs as the means of delivery.
A "multimedia PC" typically includes software for playing DVD video, 5.1 audio hardware and can display video on a television. It may also include a television receiver and software to record broadcast television to disk and play it back. The Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC) standard was an attempt to improve compatibility between such systems.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.multimedia.
(1994-12-02)

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Example sentences
News, opinion and multimedia on politics and government.
Still, there will be applications to combine the virtual worlds with multimedia transmission of the immediate physical world.
Serve as project manager, designer, and initial point of contact on all instructional multimedia production projects.
To thrive, he believes, publishers have to reimagine the book as multimedia entertainment.
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