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
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