multimedia

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UK/ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/Canada, US/ˌmʌltiˈmidi.ə/Australia/ˌmɐltiˈmiːdi.ə/Australia/ˌmaltiˈmiːdi.ə/

noun

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

Similar
multimedia system
OriginEnglish media ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
Very commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmultimedia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.
adjectivemultimedia (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to this combined use of media
  2. not comparablecomputingof, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
multimedia system
Broader
transmission

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishmedia
  9. Englishmultimedia

From multi- + media.

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Translations

Arabic اَلْوَسَائِط اَلْمُتَعَدِّدَة
  • اَلْوَسَائِط اَلْمُتَعَدِّدَة (al-wasāʔiṭ al-mutaʕaddida)The use of different media to convey information
Catalan multimèdia, multimèdia
  • multimèdiaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimèdiaof, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimèdia(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
Chinese Mandarin 多媒體 /多媒体
  • 多媒體 /多媒体 (duōméitǐ)The use of different media to convey information
Estonian multimeedia
  • multimeediaThe use of different media to convey information
Finnish multimedia, multimedia-
  • multimediaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimedia-of, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimedia-(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
French multimédia
  • multimédiaThe use of different media to convey information
German Multimedia
  • MultimediaThe use of different media to convey information
Greek πολυμέσο
  • πολυμέσο (polyméso)The use of different media to convey information
Hindi मल्टीमीडिया
  • मल्टीमीडिया (malṭīmīḍiyā)The use of different media to convey information
Hungarian multimédia
  • multimédiaThe use of different media to convey information
Japanese マルチメディア, 複合媒体
  • マルチメディア (maruchimedia)The use of different media to convey information
  • 複合媒体 (fukugō-baitai)The use of different media to convey information
Korean 멀티미디어
  • 멀티미디어 (meoltimidieo)The use of different media to convey information
Māori rongorau, rongorau
  • rongorauThe use of different media to convey information
  • rongorau(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
Polish multimedia, multimedialny
  • multimediaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimedialnyof, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimedialny(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
Portuguese multimédia, multimídia
  • multimédiaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimídiaThe use of different media to convey information
Romanian multimedia, multimedia
  • multimediaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimediaof, or relating to this combined use of media
Russian мультиме́диа
  • мультиме́диа (mulʹtimédia)The use of different media to convey information
Spanish multimedia, multimedia
  • multimediaThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimediaof, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimedialof, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimediáticoof, or relating to this combined use of media
  • multimedia(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • multimedial(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
  • multimediático(computing) of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into a package
Swedish multimedia
  • multimediaThe use of different media to convey information
Thai มัลติมีเดีย
  • มัลติมีเดียThe use of different media to convey information
Turkish çoklu ortam, multimedya
  • çoklu ortamThe use of different media to convey information
  • multimedyaThe use of different media to convey information
Ukrainian мультиме́діа, мультимеді́йний
  • мультиме́діа (mulʹtymédia)The use of different media to convey information
  • мультимеді́йний (mulʹtymedíjnyj)of, or relating to this combined use of media
Vietnamese đa phương tiện
  • đa phương tiệnThe use of different media to convey information
Yiddish מולטימעדיאַ
  • מולטימעדיאַ (multimedya)The use of different media to convey information

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with multimedia

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Cite this entry
APA

multimedia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimedia

MLA

“multimedia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimedia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multimedia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimedia.

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