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I have seen it 3 different ways (multifamily, multi-family, and multi family). I personally use the one with the hyphen in it but wanted to know which one is the "correct" spelling or if it even matters.
The meaning of MULTIFAMILY is involving or common to more than one family. How to use multifamily in a sentence.
MULTIFAMILY meaning: 1. involving or designed for more than one family: 2. involving or designed for more than one…. Learn more.
The remaining phrase is a little more complicated because multifamily is not hyphenated. We recommend writing: single-family and multifamily residences.
From multi- + family. Of or relating to more than one family. An apartment building is a multifamily structure. ± of or relating to more than one family. A residence intended for more than one family.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word multifamily. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word multifamily? How is the word multifamily pronounced? Where does the word multifamily come from? The earliest known use of the word is in the 1910s.
Wondering how to hyphenate the English word multifamily? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below. mul - ti - fam - i - ly