multisport

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adjective

Of or pertaining to multiple sports

OriginEnglish sport ← Middle English sporten ← Anglo-Norman desporter →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivemultisport (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to multiple sports

    Nets forward Richard Jefferson announced Friday that he was donating $3.5 million to his alma mater, the University of Arizona, to help build a multisport practice facility.

    2007 August 19, The Associated Press, “Nets’ Jefferson True to His School”, in New York Times

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. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Old Frenchdes-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
  16. Proto-Italic*portā
  17. Proto-Italic*portāō
  18. Latinportāre
  19. Old Frenchporter
  20. Anglo-Normandesporter
  21. Middle Englishdisporten
  22. Middle Englishsporten
  23. Englishsport
  24. Englishmultisport

From multi- + sport.

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Translations

Catalan poliesportiu
  • poliesportiuTranslations
Italian polisportivo
  • polisportivoTranslations
Portuguese polidesportivo, poliesportivo
  • polidesportivoTranslations
  • poliesportivoTranslations
Spanish polideportivo
  • polideportivoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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