Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
multi-
prefix
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a multicolored bird
▪ a multiracial society
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Multi-
Multi- \Mul"ti-\, Mult- \Mult-\ [L. multus much.] A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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" (cognates: Latin melior "better," Greek mala "very, very much"). Many words that use it ( multinational, etc.) are 20c. coinages.
Wiktionary
multi-
pre. 1 many; pertaining to many things. 2 more than one; pertaining to more than one thing.
Usage examples of "multi-".
It was a young ork, maybe in his early twenties, the sides of his head depilated and his hair built up into a multi- colored, Iroquois-style crest.