multivocal

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UK/mʌltɪˈvəʊkəl/

adjective

Having many different interpretations, meanings, or values.

OriginLate Latin multivocus →
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Meanings

adjectivemultivocal (comparative more multivocal, superlative most multivocal)

comparative more multivocal · superlative most multivocal

  1. Having many different interpretations, meanings, or values.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmultivocus“expressed by many words”
  2. Englishmultivocal

From Late Latin multivocus (“expressed by many words”), from multi- + form of vocare (“to call”).

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APA

multivocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivocal

MLA

“multivocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivocal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multivocal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multivocal.

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