multiplatinum

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adjective

Having exceeded the platinum level of sales on multiple occasions

OriginEnglish platinum ← Spanish platina ← Vulgar Latin *plattus →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiplatinum (not comparable)

alternative multi-platinum

  1. not comparableentertainmentHaving exceeded the platinum level of sales on multiple occasions

    Ms. Sparks, 17, was named the winner of the competition, a television phenomenon that has spurred multiplatinum sales for an array of contestants[…].

    2007 May 24, The New York Times, “Arizona Teenager Wins ‘American Idol’”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Vulgar Latin*plattus
  7. Spanishplata
  8. Spanishplatina
  9. Englishplatinum
  10. Englishmultiplatinum

From multi- + platinum.

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APA

multiplatinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplatinum

MLA

“multiplatinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplatinum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiplatinum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplatinum.

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