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multi-platinum

multi-platinum

3 3.9
An album or artist that has many records certified platinum
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌltiˈplætɪnəm/
  • Specialized
: multi-platino
  • Her 2010 multi-platinum 'Speak Now' album also earned Favorite Country Album honors.
  • a multi-platinum album
  • a multi-platinum artist
  • a multi-platinum recording

Examples

  • The multi-platinum selling rapper is no stranger to flashing lights, but his better half, a 5th grade history teacher with a master's degree, initially wanted no part of the rap star's lifestyle.

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  • The Perry's new album is due out in early 2013, and their radio promotion team at Republic Nashville is already pounding the pavement to herald the return of the band, which exploded on the back of the multi-platinum.

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  • Singing for us today is multi-platinum recording artist, Romeo!

  • You are in the presence of a multi-platinum greatness

  • Yeah... we're multi-platinum singing chipmunks!

  • Don't knock a multi-platinum single.

  • The multi-platinum star Mika releases his new album "The Origin of Love" on Oct. 16.

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  • Well, that was multi-platinum recording artist "Weird Al" Yankovic with "I Love Rocky Road," and my god, have you ever seen a more durable pop artist?

  • "Music is such a beautiful community builder," says multi-platinum musician Gavin DeGraw.

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  • Rachel Platten's multi-platinum single, "Fight Song," has resonated with millions of listeners around the world.

Synonyms

best-selling
vsmulti-platinum
102 2.7

Very popular and bought by many people, like books or albums

refers specifically to items awarded multiple official high-level sales certifications

How Successful

multi-platinum
  • Specialized
3 3.9
gold
214 1.0

Surface Forms

multi-platinum positive

Morphology

multi-platinum = platinum (transparent) = multi + platinum

The word is a direct and regular combination of 'multi-' meaning 'many' and 'platinum' in its record-sales sense.

Etymology

The word multi-platinum breaks into multi- meaning 'many' and platinum, the shiny metal used as the name of a top music award, like a 'platinum record'. So multi-platinum describes an album or artist who has earned 'many' platinum awards because they sold very large numbers of copies.