multimedia

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adjective

mul·​ti·​me·​dia ˌməl-tē-ˈmē-dē-ə 

-ˌtī-

: using, involving, or encompassing several media

a multimedia approach to learning

multimedia

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noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a technique (such as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed

also : something (such as software) using or facilitating such a technique

Examples of multimedia in a Sentence

Adjective

a multimedia exhibit of photographs, films, and music

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Hypermedia can thus be described as the complex technology that enables multimedia communication through hypertexts. — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

In addition to being a great, weird rock band, Devo is also a multimedia art project, complete with costumes, and an ongoing social critique. — Michael Tedder, SPIN, 5 May 2026

Noun

Alex Holmes Alex Holmes is a multimedia producer for NBC News based in London. — Alex Holmes, NBC news, 25 June 2026

In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1962, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multimedia

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

multimedia

1 of 2 adjective

mul·​ti·​me·​dia ˌməl-ti-ˈmēd-ē-ə 

: using or composed of more than one form of communication or expression

multimedia software combining sound, video, and text

multimedia

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: a technique (as the combining of sound, video, and text) for expressing ideas (as in communication, entertainment, or art) in which several media are employed

also : something (as software) using such a technique