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English
Etymology
From Latin multī, from multus.
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- More than one; pertaining to more than one thing.
- Synonym: pluri-
- Antonyms: mono-, uni-
- Coordinate terms: bi-, di-, tri-, etc
- Many; pertaining to many things.
- Synonyms: poly-; pleo-, pleio-
- Antonyms: oligo-, pauci-
Derived terms
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Translations
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Further reading
- “multi-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “multi-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “multi-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin multus.
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
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Further reading
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Latin multus.
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
Derived terms
Further reading
- multi- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- multi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin multi (multus).
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
French
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
Derived terms
From
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Further reading
German
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
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Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin multus (“much, many”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- (nominal prefix) multi-
Derived terms
See also
References
Indonesian
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Pronunciation
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
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Further reading
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin multus.
Prefix
multi-
- multi- (many)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin multus.
Prefix
multi-
- multi-
Derived terms
Further reading