multi

[muhl-tee, -tahy]Informal.

noun, plural mul·tis.

a pattern of several colors or hues, usually in stripes: This dress comes in pink or green multi.

adjective

multicolored.

Origin of multi

by shortening of multicolor or multicolored

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 of multi-

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

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Examples from the Web for multi

Historical Examples of multi

Vel cum Spondæi multi adhibentur, ut; media agmina circumspexit: Illi inter sese magn vi brachia tollunt.
Letters Concerning Poetical Translations
William Benson
Among these is "Multi pertransibunt, et augebitur scientia," which, Daniel xii.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 131, May 1, 1852
Various
Multi hos errores frustra conati sunt emendare per polares stellas, alii per Lunae cursum, alii certius per eclipses.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II
Edward Luther Stevenson
Multi, omissa re domestica, in speciem veri Evangelii, parentes et amicos relinquebant.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III
J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The process was multi- faceted, and still involved myths, the magical, and rituals.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for multi

multi-

combining form

many or muchmultiflorous; multimillion
more than onemultiparous; multistorey

Word Origin for multi-

from Latin multus much, many

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Word Origin and History for multi

multi-

before vowels mult-, word-forming element meaning "many, many times, much," from comb. form of Latin multus "much, many," from PIE *ml-to-, from root *mel- "strong, great, numerous" (cf. Latin melior "better," Greek mala "very, very much"). Many words that use it (multinational, etc.) are 20c. coinages.

multi in Medicine

multi-

pref.

Many; much; multiple:multiarticular.
More than one:multiparous.
More than two:multipolar.

multi in Science

multi-

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