POLYPTYCH


Meaning of POLYPTYCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-ləp-ˌtik, pə-ˈlip-tik ]

noun

Etymology: Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly- + ptychē 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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