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multi-
(MUL-tee)many
Latin for many. Anything with multi- has more than one or two of something.
prefixLatin
Number & quantityExample words
multiple
more than one
multilingual
able to speak many languages
multimedia
using many forms of media at once
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
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Number & quantity. Roots that count, measure, and tell you how many.
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