multi

¹

[ muhl-tee, -tahy ]

noun

, plural mul·tis.

1. a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes:

   This dress comes in pink or green multi.

adjective

1. multicolored.

multi-

²

1. 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.

multi-

combining_form

1. many or much

   multimillion

   multiflorous

2. more than one

   multistorey

   multiparous

multi–

1. A prefix that means “many” or “much,” as in multicellular, having many cells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multi¹

By shortening of multicolor or multicolored

Origin of multi²

Middle English < Latin, combining form of multus much, many

Word History and Origins

Origin of multi¹

from Latin multus much, many

Example Sentences

The associate warden issued riot gear and masks to the guards, who quelled the riot with tear gas, pepper spray, and “flash stun” and “multi blast” grenades, the document says.

From Los Angeles Times

For art, knowledge is embedded in experience — for example, in the discernment of rhythmic patterns and spatial sensation in the undulations of blue, violet, green and neutral tones in Oskar Fischinger’s beautiful “Multi wave” oil painting from 1948.

From Los Angeles Times

Half an hour later two more multi story buildings vanished from the skyline in seconds, reduced to dark clouds of smoke and ash.

From BBC

And the Department for Work and Pensions has also inherited, from the last government, a change to Work Capability Assessments that could see a multi billion pound cut to benefit eligibility, affecting 450,000 people.

From BBC

The theme parks will still offer their current Lightning Lane Multi Pass add-on, which starts at $32 and allows guests to book specific times to ride more popular attractions, and its Lightning Lane Single Pass option, which is an additional fee and allows attendees to ride two attractions not included in the multipass add-on.

From Los Angeles Times