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multimedia

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌmʌltiˈmidi.ə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌmɐltiˈmiːdi.ə/
  • Australian: /ˌmaltiˈmiːdi.ə/
  • rhymes with -iːdiə
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH2 L T IY0 M IY1 D IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M AH2 L T AY0 M IY1 D IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

of, or relating to this combined use of media

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multimedia system

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transmission

Narrower terms: hypermedia, hypermedia system, interactive multimedia, interactive multimedia system

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English media English multimedia From multi- + media.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: multimèdia — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Finnish: multimedia- — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Georgian: მულტიმედიური (mulṭimediuri) — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Polish: multimedialny — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Romanian: multimedia — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Spanish: multimedia — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Spanish: multimedial — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Spanish: multimediático — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Ukrainian: мультимеді́йний (mulʹtymedíjnyj) — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Volapük: mödamedädik — of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • Catalan: multimèdia — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Finnish: multimedia- — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Georgian: მულტიმედიური (mulṭimediuri) — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Māori: rongorau — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Polish: multimedialny — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Spanish: multimedia — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Spanish: multimedial — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Spanish: multimediático — (computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • Arabic: اَلْوَسَائِط اَلْمُتَعَدِّدَة (al-wasāʔiṭ al-mutaʕaddida) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Belarusian: мультыме́дыя (mulʹtymjédyja) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Catalan: multimèdia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多媒體 /多媒体 (duōméitǐ) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Estonian: multimeedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Finnish: multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • French: multimédia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Georgian: მულტიმედია (mulṭimedia) — The use of different media to convey information
  • German: Multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Greek: πολυμέσο (polyméso) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Hindi: मल्टीमीडिया (malṭīmīḍiyā) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Hungarian: multimédia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Japanese: マルチメディア (maruchimedia) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Japanese: 複合媒体 (fukugō-baitai) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Kazakh: мультимедиа (multimedia) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Korean: 멀티미디어 (meoltimidieo) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Māori: rongorau — The use of different media to convey information
  • Norman: multimédia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Polish: multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Portuguese: multimédia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Portuguese: multimídia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Romanian: multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Russian: мультиме́диа (mulʹtimédia) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Spanish: multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Swedish: multimedia — The use of different media to convey information
  • Thai: มัลติมีเดีย — The use of different media to convey information
  • Turkish: çoklu ortam — The use of different media to convey information
  • Turkish: multimedya — The use of different media to convey information
  • Ukrainian: мультиме́діа (mulʹtymédia) — The use of different media to convey information
  • Vietnamese: đa phương tiện — The use of different media to convey information
  • Volapük: mödamedäd — The use of different media to convey information
  • Yiddish: מולטימעדיאַ (multimedya) — The use of different media to convey information
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