multimedia

[ muhl-tee-mee-dee-uh, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˈmi di ə, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.

adjective

of, relating to, or involving the use of multimedia.

having or offering the use of various communications or promotional media: a multimedia corporation that owns TV stations and newspapers.

RELATED WORDS

intermedia

Nearby words

multilobular, multilocal, multilocation, multilocular, multilocular cyst, multimedia, multimeter, multimillionaire, multimodal, multinational, multinational corporation

Origin of multimedia

First recorded in 1960–65; multi- + media¹

Related formsmul·ti·me·di·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for multimedia

Jay-Z is a multimedia mogul with a gift for business and the credibility of the art world.
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Many sites stepped up their multimedia game this year, but a few really stood out.
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Lauren E. Bohn is a 2010-2011 Fulbright fellow and multimedia journalist.
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Nora Ephron was our Dorothy Parker, but she was a multimedia Dorothy Parker, excelling in books, films, scripts, humor.
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There are tremendously talented journalists today, and they must operate in a faster-paced, multimedia environment.
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The literate argument of science and multimedia's non-linear heuristic path to science are fundamentally different.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Hackers even made sites available from which it is possible to download whole software and multimedia products.
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To access a book is different from accessing a multimedia knowledge platform.
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We give life to images, sounds, textures, to multimedia and virtual reality involving ourselves in new interactions.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for multimedia

multimedia

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈmiːdɪə) /

pl n

the combined use of media such as television, slides, etc, esp in education

adjective

of or relating to the use of a combination of mediamultimedia teaching aids

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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Word Origin and History for multimedia

multimedia

adj.

also multi-media, 1962, from multi- + media.