Etymology

multum in parvo

Today it means: Much in little; a lot in a small space. Full definition →

Latin multum n
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  1. Latin · derived frommultum n“much, many”
  2. English todaymultum in parvo

From Latin multum n (“much, many”) + in + parvo (ablative of parvum, “small, little, puny”).

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