マルチ

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マルチする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Prefix or adjectival noun meaning 'multi-' or 'multiple'. Used in compounds like マルチメディア (multimedia) or マルチタスク (multitasking).

multi-post; cross-post

Internet slang abbreviation of マルチポスト. Refers to posting the same content to multiple forums or threads. Can be used as a noun or suru-verb.

〈人ひと〉がマルチに活かつ躍やくするfor someone to be active/successful across multiple fields
彼かれはスポーツと音おん楽がくの両りょう方ほうでマルチに活かつ躍やくしている。
He's active and successful in both sports and music.
〈場ば所しょ〉にマルチするto cross-post the same content to multiple forums/boards
同おなじ質しつ問もんを複ふく数すうの掲けい示じ板ばんにマルチした。
I cross-posted the same question to several message boards.
〈人ひと〉がマルチに誘さそわれるto be invited/recruited into an MLM scheme
友ゆう人じんにマルチに誘さそわれて困こまった。
I was troubled when a friend tried to recruit me into an MLM scheme.
〈人ひと〉がマルチな才さい能のうを持もつto have multiple talents
彼かの女じょは歌うたも演えん技ぎもできるマルチな才さい能のうを持もっている。
She has multiple talents, being able to both sing and act.

ねずみ講こう sense 3
マルチ (short for マルチ商法) and ねずみ講 both refer to pyramid-style schemes, but ねずみ講 specifically emphasizes the illegal chain-letter/recruitment structure while マルチ is the more general slang term for MLM.
複ふく数すうN2sense 1
マルチ is a borrowed prefix attached to loanwords (マルチタスク), while 複数 is a native noun meaning 'plural/multiple' used more broadly in Japanese sentences.

シングルN4sense 1
マルチ describes multiple or several of something, while シングル describes a single one, making them opposite prefixes in compounds like マルチタスク vs シングルタスク.

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Borrowed from English 'multi-'. The abbreviated senses derive from longer compounds.