- Multi- prefix pronunciation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The OED says " < classical Latin multi-, combining form of multus much, many" I think the use of aɪ is from analogy with the traditional English pronunciation of Latin words ending in -i like alumni etc , but it isn't exactly the same phenomenon
- Existence of multi in US English
If 'multi' is used in contrast to and alongside another word that is not a valid prefix, then, given the latitude that exists here, I'd opt for the hyphen So I might write 'I took the multivitamins', but in another context, 'In our experiment, we evaluate both single-threaded and multi-threaded software '
- Multiple vs Multi - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Multi is a prefix meaning "more than one" or "having or involving many" So you can safely use "multi-agent" as an adjective When you use a hyphen to make an adjective, as a rule, you must place the singular noun form after it For instance, you can say 32-bit word and not 32-bits word Although you can say a computer word has 32 bits in it
- Inter-, multi-, cross-, trans- in relation to disciplines
In academia the words inter-discipline, multi-discipline, trans-discipline, or cross-discipline are used to describe a type of combination between different disciplines or the uniqueness of a field Searching on OED com for the terms inter, multi, cross and trans shows different uses
- Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist?
The addition of quotation marks at the start of each paragraph within a multi-paragraph quotation ensures that a casual or forgetful reader is reminded that the paragraph he is reading is (part of) a quotation, which he might not otherwise notice if he starts reading at the beginning of the paragraph, not at the beginning of the quotation
- 电脑端企业微信如何实现双开？ - 知乎
双击multi_instances，将数值数据改成大于2的任意数字，这里我改成了5，点击确定保存，然后在桌面双击运行企业微信，就可以实现双开了。 注意事项： 这个方法只能实现双开，一次修改，永久有效，除非企业微信修复这个策略。
- Word to describe a personality which has many interests?
Multi-faceted also works, but bear in mind that that term is used much more often than many-faceted to describe also the characteristics of a crystal or precious stone Multifarious or diverse both work as descriptions for interests or hobbies
- What is a word for someone who has multiple skills talents?
I'd say conversationally saying "John's good at everything" or "A multi-talented guy" comes across more conversationally than calling someone a "Renaissance man" which would have been the way to put in in writing 30 years ago for sure(and perhaps even today)
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