POLYPTYCH


Meaning of POLYPTYCH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pä-l ə p- ˌ tik, p ə - ' lip-tik

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly- + ptych ē fold, from ptyssein to fold

Date: 1859

: an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together

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