many or much
multiflorous
multimillion
more than one
multiparous
multistorey
What does multi- mean? Multi- is a combining form used like a prefix with a variety of meanings, including “many; much; multiple.” It is often used in scientific and technical terms. Multi- comes from Latin multus, meaning “much” and “many.” The Greek equivalent of multus is polýs, also meaning both “much” and “many,” which is the source of the combining form poly-. To learn more, check out our Words That Use article about poly-. What are variants of multi-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, multi- becomes mult-, as in multangular, from Latin multangulus. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about mult-.
By shortening of multicolor or multicolored
Middle English < Latin, combining form of multus much, many
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The Kyoto University and Hiroshima University team now plans to extend its method to larger and more general multi photon entangled states.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
He said advice for schools could be obtained from the government, police, local authority and multi academy trusts.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
On the plus side, F2Q showed solid results across RPO, Cloud Revenue, OCI, and multi cloud database revenue, Oppenheimer says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
“LA gave every multi family unit a green bin due to a bureaucratic fever dream about composting,” the person wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
When transliterating a multi word phrase, the transliteration is done using the Hebrew word ordering of right to left.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
“In an eventual post-crisis world, a multi- polar environment lends itself to a much more gold-positive one. Additionally, many of the undercurrents that drove gold prices higher remain intact, albeit on pause,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mid-cap funds also received $153 million, but multi- and small-cap funds saw net selling worth $1.53 billion and $405 million, respectively.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
Davis’s protagonists are gray-skinned “Frocasions,” multi- or post-racial people partly inspired by her interracial marriage.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
The celebrations typically conclude with a multi- or single-day lantern festival.
From Fox News ● Jan. 27, 2022
I remember meeting one day, at that period, a man who had risen by hard work from simple beginnings to the head of an immense business, and had made himself a multi- millionaire.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by White, Andrew Dickson
I advise avoiding gummy multivitamin/mineral supplements, as they contain fewer nutrients and degrade much faster than “regular” multis.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
On the evidence of the man who ultimately became her husband she refused those of the Dukes of Hamilton, Buccleuch and Atholl, the Earls of Hopetoun, Aberdeen and Panrnure, cum multis aliis.
From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Hall, Thornton
Cicero expresses himself plainly on this subject: “Qui multa voluerit meminisse, multa sibi loca comparet: oportet multos comparare locos, ut in multis locis multas imagines collocemus.”
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
The passage quoted from Bishop Bull is very plausible and very eloquent; but only cum multis granis salis sumend.
From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Beach of four or five miles to Hastings, enchanting Hastings, unique; Fairly Farm, Sir Whistler Webster's, just above it; perfect in its kind, cum multis aliis, &c.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose
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