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multi-

  • /ˈmʌl.tiː/ UK
  • /ˈmʌl.ti/ US
  • /ˈmʌl.taɪ/ US

Where it comes from

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

prefix

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

    Similar: pluri- · Opposite: mono-, uni-

  2. morpheme Many; pertaining to many things.

    Similar: poly-, pleo-, pleio- · Opposite: oligo-, pauci-

Translations

Every language

prefix pertaining to many

Españolmulti-, pluri-
日本語多 ta
中文多 duō
Portuguêsmulti-
Françaismulti-
Deutschmulti-, mehr-
Italianomulti-
Ελληνικάπολυ- poly-
Русскиймного- mnogo-, мульти- mulʹti-

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MLA

"multi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/multi-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

multi-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/multi-

Chicago

"multi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/multi-.

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@misc{multi_2026,
  title = {multi-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/multi-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}