polymodal

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adjective

pertaining to several different forms of sensory information

OriginEnglish modal ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolymodal (comparative more polymodal, superlative most polymodal)

comparative more polymodal · superlative most polymodal

  1. pertaining to several different forms of sensory information
  2. involving more than one sense

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishmodal
  6. Englishpolymodal

From poly- + modal.

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APA

polymodal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymodal

MLA

“polymodal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymodal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymodal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymodal.

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